Article
The chemokine receptor CCR5-Delta32 gene mutation is not protective against Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 19 Aug 2004
Combarros Onofre, Infante Jon, Llorca Javier, Peña Nicolás, Fernández-Viadero Carlos, Berciano José
Abstract excerpt
Chronic local inflammatory reaction involving reactive microglia is one of the major pathological events in Alzheimer's disease (AD). There is growing evidence that the chemokine receptor CCR5 is up-regulated in AD brain and plays a role in the recruitment and accumulation of microglia in senile plaques. A 32-base pair deletion in the CCR5 gene (CCR5-Delta32 mutant allele) confers resistance to HIV-1 infection by...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
