Interleukin-1 receptor 1 knockout has no effect on amyloid deposition in Tg2576 mice and does not alter efficacy following Aβ immunotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microglial activation has been proposed to facilitate clearance of amyloid β protein (Aβ) from the brain following Aβ immunotherapy in amyloid precursor protein (APP) transgenic mice. Interleukin-1 receptor 1 knockout (IL-1 R1-/-) mi...

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Main Authors: Chakrabarty Paramita, Levites Yona, Holloway Vallie M, Price Robert W, Smithson Lisa A, Das Pritam, Golde Todd E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/3/1/17