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Inflammation in neurodegenerative disorders: friend or foe?
Current aging science - 1 Mar 2008
Galimberti Daniela, Fenoglio Chiara, Scarpini Elio
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Inflammation plays a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several cytokines and chemokines have been detected both immunohistochemically and in cerebrospinal fluid from patients. Some of them, including Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interferon-gamma-inducible Protein-10, Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 and Interleukin-8, are increased in AD and in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), considered the...
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