Possible Routes for Microbial Amyloid to Influence the CNS (IMAGE)

University of Louisville

Possible Routes for Microbial Amyloid to Influence the CNS

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Amyloid produced by commensal bacteria may cause changes in protein folding and neuroinflammation in the central nervous system through the autonomic nervous system (particularly the vagus nerve), the trigeminal nerve in the mouth and nasopharynx, and the gut (including mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines), as well as via the olfactory receptors in the roof of the nose.

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