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A prominent aspect of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the presence of neuroinflammation is mediated by the activation of microglial cells, which are the immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that express an array of cytokines that may promote an inflammatory response. The main cytokines produced are: tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6).
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- Stokes, Laura Jean (Author)
- DeCourt, Boris (Thesis director)
- Sweazea, Karen (Committee member)
- Gonzales, Rayna (Committee member)
- School of Molecular Sciences (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2018-05
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