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Amyloid-β(1−42) Fibrillar Precursors Are Optimal for Inducing Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production in the THP-1 Human Monocytic Cell Line
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Pathological studies have determined that fibrillar forms of amyloid-beta protein (Abeta) comprise the characteristic neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD). These studies have also revealed significant inflammatory markers such as activated microglia and cytokines surrounding the plaques. Although the plaques are a hallmark of AD, they are only part of an array of Abeta aggregate morphologies observed in...
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