Article
The association between promoter polymorphism of the interleukin-10 gene and Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jul 2005
Ma Suk Ling, Tang Nelson Leung Sang, Lam Linda Chiu Wa, Chiu Helen Fung Kum
Abstract excerpt
The importance of the role of inflammation has been suggested in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that may modulate the progression of the disease through the inhibition of the action of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this study, three polymorphisms in the regulatory region of the IL-10 gene (-1082, -819 and -592) in 95 Chinese AD patients and...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Blotting, Northern
- C-Reactive Protein
- Case-Control Studies
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Confidence Intervals
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
