IS AMYLOIDOGENESIS DURING ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE DUE TO AN IL-1-/IL-6-MEDIATED ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE IN THE BRAIN

被引:248
作者
VANDENABEELE, P
FIERS, W
机构
[1] Laboratory of Molecular Biology, State University, B-9000 Gent
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1991年 / 12卷 / 07期
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10.1016/0167-5699(91)90032-O
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain, which comprise mainly beta-amyloid peptide and alpha-1-antichymotrypsin. Here, Peter Vandenabeele and Walter Fiers advance the hypothesis that this amyloidogenesis results from an IL-1-/IL-6-mediated acute phase reaction in the brain. They propose possible intracerebral sources of cytokines and acute phase proteins in microglia, astrocytes, neurons and cells of the choroid plexus.
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