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Arginine deprivation and immune suppression in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Apr 2015
Kan Matthew J, Lee Jennifer E, Wilson Joan G, Everhart Angela L, Brown Candice M, Hoofnagle Andrew N, Jansen Marilyn, Vitek Michael P, Gunn Michael D, Colton Carol A
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a critical unsolved question; and although recent studies have demonstrated a strong association between altered brain immune responses and disease progression, the mechanistic cause of neuronal dysfunction and death is unknown. We have previously described the unique CVN-AD mouse model of AD, in which immune-mediated nitric oxide is lowered to mimic human levels,...
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