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Aspirin-triggered lipoxin A4 stimulates alternative activation of microglia and reduces Alzheimer disease-like pathology in mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 May 2013
Medeiros Rodrigo, Kitazawa Masashi, Passos Giselle F, Baglietto-Vargas David, Cheng David, Cribbs David H, LaFerla Frank M
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Microglia play an essential role in innate immunity, homeostasis, and neurotropic support in the central nervous system. In Alzheimer disease (AD), these cells may affect disease progression by modulating the buildup of β-amyloid (Aβ) or releasing proinflammatory cytokines and neurotoxic substances. Discovering agents capable of increasing Aβ uptake by phagocytic cells is of potential therapeutic interest for AD....
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