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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
In order to investigate inflammation and apoptosis in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) patients, we analyzed astrocytes, microglia and apoptotic neurons in brain and IL-1beta in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Our results showed increased numbers of astrocytes in CJD and increased numbers of microglia and apoptotic neurons both in CJD and Alzheimer's disease (AD) as compared to controls. All these markers correlated (P < 0.001) with the severity of the neuropathological lesions. An increased IL-1beta concentration was found in AD and CJD CSF that correlated with the number of microglia and which did not change in the disease course of CJD.In conclusion, apoptotic neurons in CJD correlates to the neuropathological lesions and are probably related to the presence of inflammatory cells and cytokines which are present during the whole CJD disease process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0197-4580
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Lewy Body Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Microglia, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:11755020-Prions
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of cytokines, astrocytes, microglia and apoptosis in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Neurobiology, Born Bunge Foundation (BBF), University of Antwerp (UIA), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610, Antwerp, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't