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How do oligodendrocytes initiate neuroinflammation in PD when microglia are traditionally considered primary drivers?
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This study identifies oligodendrocytes as drivers of neuroinflammation in PD, contradicting the established paradigm that microglia are the primary neuroinflammatory cells. Understanding this cell-type hierarchy is crucial for targeting the right therapeutic cells.
Gap type: contradiction
Source paper: Oligodendrocytes drive neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease via the prosaposin-GPR37-IL-6 axis. (2025, Cell Rep, PMID:39913287)