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Inhibition of microglial activation protects hippocampal neurogenesis and improves cognitive deficits in a transgenic mouse model for Alzheimer's disease.
Neuro-degenerative diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Biscaro Barbara, Lindvall Olle, Tesco Giuseppina, Ekdahl Christine T, Nitsch Roger M
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BACKGROUND: Activated microglia with macrophage-like functions invade and surround β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD), possibly contributing to the turnover of Aβ, but they can also secrete proinflammatory factors that may be involved in the pathogenesis of AD. Microglia are known to modulate adult hippocampal neurogenesis. OBJECTIVES/METHODS: To determine the role of microglia on neurogenesis in...
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