Inflammatory cytokines and Alzheimer's disease: a review from the perspective of genetic polymorphisms

F Su, F Bai, Z Zhang - Neuroscience bulletin, 2016 - Springer
Neuroinflammatory processes are a central feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in which
microglia are over-activated, resulting in the increased production of pro-inflammatory …

Can oral infection be a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease?

I Olsen, SK Singhrao - Journal of oral microbiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a scourge of longevity that will drain enormous resources from
public health budgets in the future. Currently, there is no diagnostic biomarker and/or …

Blood–brain barrier pathology in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: implications for drug therapy

BS Desai, AJ Monahan, PM Carvey… - Cell …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a tightly regulated barrier in the central nervous system.
Though the BBB is thought to be intact during neurodegenerative diseases such as …

The inhalation anesthetic isoflurane increases levels of proinflammatory TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β

X Wu, Y Lu, Y Dong, G Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Xu… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Anesthetics have been reported to promote Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathogenesis by
inducing β-amyloid protein accumulation and apoptosis. Neuroinflammation is associated …

Neuroinflammation: implications for the pathogenesis and molecular diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

LE Rojo, JA Fernández, AA Maccioni… - Archives of medical …, 2008 - Elsevier
During the past few years, an increasing set of evidence has supported the major role of
deregulation of the interaction patterns between glial cells and neurons in the pathway …

The role of neuroimmunomodulation in Alzheimer's disease

RB Maccioni, LE Rojo, JA Fernandez… - Annals of the New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The idea that alterations in the brain immunomodulation are critical for Alzheimer's disease
(AD) pathogenesis provides the most integrative view on this cognitive disorder, considering …

Rapid cognitive improvement in Alzheimer's disease following perispinal etanercept administration

EL Tobinick, H Gross - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2008 - Springer
Substantial basic science and clinical evidence suggests that excess tumor necrosis factor-
alpha (TNF-alpha) is centrally involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. In …

Targeting TNF: a therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease

X Cheng, Y Shen, R Li - Drug discovery today, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•TNFα biosynthesis, TNF receptors, and signaling.•Neurotoxicity of TNFα in the
brain.•TNFα receptor signaling-related neuron death and neuroprotection.•TNF receptors …

Biomarkers related to aging in human populations

E Crimmins, S Vasunilashorn, JK Kim… - Advances in clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Biomarkers are increasingly employed in empirical studies of human populations to
understand physiological processes that change with age, diseases whose onset appears …

Is periodontitis associated with age-related cognitive impairment? The systematic review, confounders assessment and meta-analysis of clinical studies

A Dziedzic - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
It has been suggested that molecular pathological mechanisms responsible for periodontitis
can be linked with biochemical alterations in neurodegenerative disorders. Hypothetically …