Cytokines and the aging brain - what we don't know might help us

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作者
Bodles, AM
Barger, SW [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Donald W Reynolds Dept Geriatr, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA
[2] Univ Arkansas Med Sci, Dept Neurobiol & Dev Sci, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA
[3] Cent Arkansas Vet Healthcare Syst, Geriatr Res Educ Clin Ctr, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA
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10.1016/j.tins.2004.07.011
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Cognitive aspects of aging represent a grave challenge for our societal circumstances as members of the baby-boom generation spiral toward a collective 'senior moment'. In addition, age-related changes in the CNS can contribute to motor deficits and other somatic aberrations. Inflammation and its regulation by cytokines have been connected to many aspects of aging, and mechanisms addressed here provide a rationale for this. Nevertheless, a role for cytokines in normal aging of the human brain has not been confirmed, and it seems to be possible to ameliorate both cognitive decline and cytokine elevation via lifestyle choices. So ignorance of the brain should not prohibit development of successful strategies for delaying or avoiding neurological deficits.
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