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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Roles of Cytokines in Alzheimer's Disease.

Zilin Chen, Yekkuni L Balachandran, Wai Po Chong, Kannie W Y Chan

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zilin ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6395-3130
Yekkuni L BalachandranDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Wai Po ChongSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9640-199X
Kannie W Y ChanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7315-1550

Funding

City University of Hong Kong 7005433City University of Hong Kong 7005626City University of Hong Kong 9239070City University of Hong Kong 9609307City University of Hong Kong 9610560Hong Kong Baptist University 11.21.4621.AC.162846.00.00National Natural Science Foundation of China 32370959Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province 2021A1515010569Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province 2022A1515012450Research Grants Council 11102218Research Grants Council 11200422Research Grants Council C1134-20GResearch Grants Council PDFS2122-1S01Research Grants Council RFS2223-1S02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neuroimmune system is a collection of immune cells, cytokines, and the glymphatic system that plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Of particular focus are cytokines, a group of immune signaling molecules that facilitate communication among immune cells and contribute to inflammation in AD. Extensive research has shown that the dysregulated secretion of certain cytokines (IL-1β, IL-17, IL-12, IL-23, IL-6, and TNF-α) promotes neuroinflammation and exacerbates neuronal damage in AD. However, anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-2, IL-3, IL-33, and IL-35) are also secreted during AD onset and progression, thereby preventing neuroinflammation. This review summarizes the involvement of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in AD pathology and discusses their therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCytokinesAnimalsHumansInflammationNeuroinflammatory DiseasesCytokinesAlzheimer’s diseasecytokineneuroimmune systempro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines

Identifiers

PMID38891990
PMCPMC11171747

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