Abstract
It has been suggested in recent research that interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Production of IL-1, by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated monocytes, and IL-6, by phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated mononuclear cells, was assessed in patients with AD divided into two groups - mild and moderately severe -according to severity of disease, and elderly controls. No differences in IL-1 production were found among AD patients and controls. However, significant elevation in IL-6 secretion levels was observed in both the mild and moderately severe AD patients. Our results suggest that peripheral IL-6 secretion levels may be responsible for acute-phase proteins observed in the serum of AD patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 130-132 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 174 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Jun 1994 |
Keywords
- Acute-phase protein
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Cytokine
- Dementia
- Interleukin-1
- Interleukin-6
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