Atherosclerosis is Alzheimer’s disease of blood vessels, study suggests
Washington University School of Medicine •
A new study suggests that plaque forming in arteries has much in common with the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The image shows a cross section of a mouse aorta, the main artery in the body, with a large plaque. Red lines near the top are the wall of the aorta. The plaque contains a dysfunctional buildup of immune cells called macrophages (pink) and protein waste (green).
