CAR-A astrocytes for Alzheimer's: Promise and challenge.

Lee, Se-In; Luo, Wenjie; Gan, Li · Cell Stem Cell · 2026

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In a recent study in Science, Chen et al. engineer astrocytes with anti-amyloid chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to enable sustained, antigen-directed clearance of amyloid-β (Aβ) in vivo, revealing how CAR design can shape both pathology and glial responses.

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