Astrocytic C-X-C motif chemokine ligand-1 mediates β-amyloid-induced synaptotoxicity.
Beatriz G Perez-NievasLouisa JohnsonPaula Beltran-LoboMartina M HughesLuciana GammallieriFrancesca TarsitanoMonika A MyszczynskaIrina Vazquez-VillasenorMaria Jimenez-SanchezClaire TroakesStephen B WhartonLaura FerraiuoloWendy NoblePublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2021)
Our data indicate that astrocytes exacerbate the synaptotoxic effects of Aβ via interactions of astrocytic CXCL1 and neuronal CXCR2 receptors, highlighting this chemokine-receptor pair as a novel target for therapeutic intervention in AD.