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Alpha-synuclein and its disease-causing mutants induce ICAM-1 and IL-6 in human astrocytes and astrocytoma cells.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Oct 2006
Klegeris Andis, Giasson Benoit I, Zhang Hong, Maguire John, Pelech Steven, McGeer Patrick L
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Autosomal dominant Parkinson disease (PD) is caused by duplication or triplication of the alpha-synuclein gene as well as by the A30P, E46K, and A53T mutations. The mechanisms are unknown. Reactive astrocytes in the substantia nigra of PD and MPTP-treated monkeys display high levels of the inflam...
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