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Absence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha does not affect motor neuron disease caused by superoxide dismutase 1 mutations.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 1 Nov 2006
Gowing Geneviève, Dequen Florence, Soucy Geneviève, Julien Jean-Pierre
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An increase in the expression of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) has been observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in the mice models of the disease. TNF-alpha is a potent activator of macrophages and microglia and, under certain condi...
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