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CD40 promotion of amyloid beta production occurs via the NF-kappaB pathway.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Mar 2007
Ait-Ghezala Ghania, Volmar Claude-Henry, Frieling Jeremy, Paris Daniel, Tweed Miles, Bakshi Pancham, Mullan Michael
Abstract excerpt
The CD40 receptor is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) super-family of trans-membrane receptors. Interaction of CD40 with its ligand CD40L mediates a broad range of immune and inflammatory responses in the periphery and in the central nervous system. Recently it has been suggested that CD40/CD40L interaction is involved in amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing and Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like...
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