Abstract
In the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD), it has been proposed that the anti-inflammatory interleukins such as IL-10 regulate β-amyloid-induced microglial inflammatory responses inhibiting the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6. Since the promoters of the IL-10 and IL-6 genes show single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (IL-10: -1082 G→A; IL-6: -174 G→C), we investigated these SNPs and cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in 65 AD patients and 65 controls (HC). In AD there was a significant increase of the -1082A IL-10 allele (P=0.009) and a decrease of -1082GG genotype (P=0.019). The frequency of the GG IL-6 genotype in AD was lower and the C allele significantly higher (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1009-1015 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Neurobiology of Aging |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2004 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Apolipoprotein E
- Inflammation
- Interleukin-10
- Interleukin-6
- Single nucleotide polymorphism
- T lymphocytes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Biological Psychiatry
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Neurology
- Psychology(all)