The Alzheimer type II astrocyte is thought to be a pathological type of cell in the brain; however, its exact pathology remains unknown. Like other astrocytes, it is a non-neuronal glial cell. It's mainly seen in diseases that cause increased levels of ammonia (hyperammonemia), such as chronic liver disease and Wilson's disease.[1]
They are not associated with Alzheimer's disease, but were first described by the same neuroscientist who first described the eponymous disease, Alois Alzheimer.[1]
- ^ a b Kumar, Vinay; Aster, Jon C; Perkins, James A; Cotran, Ramzi S; Abbas, Abul K; Turner, Jerrold R (2021). Robbins & Cotran pathologic basis of disease (Tenth ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier. p. 1243. ISBN 978-0323531139.
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