Circulating cytokines in Alzheimer's disease

被引:132
作者
Singh, VK [1 ]
Guthikonda, P [1 ]
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[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA
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10.1016/S0022-3956(97)00023-X
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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Immune factors may be involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease. Since immune activation precedes immune-mediated processes, we measured plasma levels of four selective cytokines: interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-12 (IL-12), interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). The level of IL-6, but not other cytokines, was significantly elevated. The increase of circulating IL-6 indicates immune activation presumably related to pathophysiology of the disease. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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