Increased Inflammatory Response in Cytomegalovirus Seropositive Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been associated with increased local inflammation in the affected brain regions, and in some studies also with elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is known to promote a more effector-oriented phenotype in the T-cell com...

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Main Authors: Westman, Gabriel, Berglund, David, Widén, Johan, Ingelsson, Martin, Korsgren, Olle, Lannfelt, Lars, Sehlin, Dag, Lidehall, Anna-Karin, Eriksson, Britt-Marie
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013077/