Why does beta-amyloid plaque buildup accelerate in Alzheimer's patients as the blood-brain barrier weakens?

💡 Explanation

The perivascular drainage pathway clears beta-amyloid along arterial walls. When the blood-brain barrier weakens, this drainage is impaired, because fluid exchange is disrupted. Therefore, amyloid clearance decreases, rather than other immune cell alterations removing plaques.

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