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Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease.

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By better understanding AD inflammatory and immunoregulatory processes, it should be possible to develop anti-inflammatory approaches that may not cure AD but will likely help slow the progression or delay the onset of this devastating disorder.
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This article is published in Neurobiology of Aging.The article was published on 2000-05-01. It has received 4319 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alzheimer's disease & Neuroinflammation.

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Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels

TL;DR: In searching for T-cell gateways into and out of the meninges, functional lymphatic vessels lining the dural sinuses are discovered, which may call for a reassessment of basic assumptions in neuroimmunology and sheds new light on the aetiology of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases associated with immune system dysfunction.
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Mechanisms underlying inflammation in neurodegeneration.

TL;DR: There is evidence for a remarkable convergence in the mechanisms responsible for the sensing, transduction, and amplification of inflammatory processes that result in the production of neurotoxic mediators in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Interleukin-1 Expression in Different Plaque Types in Alzheimer's Disease: Significance in Plaque Evolution

TL;DR: The results suggest an important immunological component in the evolution of amyloid-contining plaques in Alzheimer's disease and suggest that IL-1-expressing cells are necessary to intitiate dystrophic neurite formation in diffuse β-amyloid deposits.
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Latent transforming growth factor-β: Structural features and mechanisms of activation

TL;DR: A general model of activation is proposed in which latent TGF-beta is released from the extracellular matrix by proteases, localized to cell surfaces, and activated by cell-associated plasmin.
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The Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba on Cognitive Function in Alzheimer Disease

TL;DR: There is a small but significant effect of 3- to 6-month treatment with 120 to 240 mg of G. biloba extract on objective measures of cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer disease.
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Alzheimer's disease: A study of epidemiological aspects

TL;DR: There appeared to be no major premorbid demographic or clinical factors associated with this form of dementia, and there was evidence, however, of a genetic factor that was manifested in an excess of dementia and mental retardation in families of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Interleukin-6 and α-2-macroglobulin indicate an acute-phase state in Alzheimer's disease cortices

TL;DR: Strong perinuclear α2M immunoreactivity in hippocampal CAI neurons of Alzheimer's disease brains indicates that neuronal cells are the site of βA4‐peptide synthesis in AD brains.
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