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Inhibition of soluble tumor necrosis factor ameliorates synaptic alterations and Ca2+ dysregulation in aged rats.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Sama Diana M, Mohmmad Abdul Hafiz, Furman Jennifer L, Artiushin Irina A, Szymkowski David E, Scheff Stephen W, Norris Christopher M
Abstract excerpt
The role of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) in neural function has been investigated extensively in several neurodegenerative conditions, but rarely in brain aging, where cognitive and physiologic changes are milder and more variable. Here, we show that protein levels for TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) are significantly elevated in the hippocampus relative to TNF receptor 2 (TNFR2) in aged (22 months) but not young adult...
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