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TLR4 mutation reduces microglial activation, increases Aβ deposits and exacerbates cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 9 Aug 2011
Song Min, Jin Jingji, Lim Jeong-Eun, Kou Jinghong, Pattanayak Abhinandan, Rehman Jamaal A, Kim Hong-Duck, Tahara Kazuki, Lalonde Robert, Fukuchi Ken-ichiro
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BACKGROUND: Amyloid plaques, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), are accompanied by activated microglia. The role of activated microglia in the pathogenesis of AD remains controversial: either clearing Aβ deposits by phagocytosis or releasing proinflammatory cytokines and cytotoxic substances. Microglia can be activated via toll-like receptors (TLRs), a class of pattern-recognition receptors in...
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