A number of studies demonstrate disturbances of the central innate immune system in AD (Alzheimer's disease). In animal and human studies, there is evidence of close communication between systemic and central innate immune systems. Animal models of neurodegeneration show evidence of an exaggerated central innate immune response following systemic inflammation. Clinical studies of AD show evidence of increased cognitive decline and exaggerated sickness behaviour in response to systemic inflammation. Recognition of this communication pathway offers alternative explanations for a number of recognized risk factors in the development and progression of AD and highlights the potential of the manipulation of systemic innate immunity as a novel therapeutic approach.
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July 20 2011
Systemic inflammation and Alzheimer's disease
Clive Holmes;
Clive Holmes
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1Clinical Neurosciences Division, Moorgreen Hospital, University of Southampton, Botley Road, Southampton SO30 3JB, U.K.
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (email ch4@soton.ac.uk).
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Joe Butchart
Joe Butchart
1Clinical Neurosciences Division, Moorgreen Hospital, University of Southampton, Botley Road, Southampton SO30 3JB, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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April 27 2011
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© The Authors Journal compilation © 2011 Biochemical Society
2011
Biochem Soc Trans (2011) 39 (4): 898–901.
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April 27 2011
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Clive Holmes, Joe Butchart; Systemic inflammation and Alzheimer's disease. Biochem Soc Trans 1 August 2011; 39 (4): 898–901. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0390898
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