Oral TNFα Modulation Alters Neutrophil Infiltration, Improves Cognition and Diminishes Tau and Amyloid Pathology in the 3xTgAD Mouse Model.

Cytokines such as TNFα can polarize microglia/macrophages into different neuroinflammatory types. Skewing of the phenotype towards a cytotoxic state is thought to impair phagocytosis and has been described in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Neuroinflammation can be perpetuated by a cycle of increasin...

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Main Authors: S Prasad Gabbita, Ming F Johnson, Naomi Kobritz, Pirooz Eslami, Aleksandra Poteshkina, Sridhar Varadarajan, John Turman, Frank Zemlan, Marni E Harris-White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4593589?pdf=render