If therapeutic ultrasound is applied to the brain of a patient with Alzheimer's disease, which consequence follows regarding amyloid-beta aggregates?

💡 Explanation

Ultrasound stimulates microglial activity, increasing their phagocytic capability. Because microglia clear amyloid-beta aggregates, their activation leads to enhanced removal of these proteins. Therefore, phagocytosis increases, rather than inflammation dominating or plaques forming, which ultrasound doesn't directly cause.

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