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CCR6: a biomarker for Alzheimer's-like disease in a triple transgenic mouse model.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Subramanian Sandhya, Ayala Patricia, Wadsworth Teri L, Harris Christopher J, Vandenbark Arthur A, Quinn Joseph F, Offner Halina
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The inflammatory status of the brain in patients as well as animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been extensively studied. Accumulation of activated microglia producing tumor necrosis factor-α and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 contribute to the pathology of the disease. However, little is known about the changes in the spleen and associated peripheral immunity that might contribute to AD pathology. The...
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