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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2016

The dual roles of cytokines in Alzheimer's disease: update on interleukins, TNF-α, TGF-β and IFN-γ.

Cong Zheng, Xin-Wen Zhou, Jian-Zhi Wang

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 175 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
175citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

175 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 290 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Inflammation profiles in Alzheimer's disease relate to cognition and neurodegeneration.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  6. Blood-based proteomic signature of amyloidosis: identification of novel regulators of amyloid load.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  7. Role of aging‑related cytokines in neurodegenerative disease (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026
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  16. Astrocytic KFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026
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  20. Targeting dysregulated CB1 receptors in a Down syndrome mouse model improves neurological outcomes.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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115 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cong ZhengDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China.
Xin-Wen ZhouDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China.
Jian-Zhi WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China ; Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong, 226000 China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders in the elderly. Although the mechanisms underlying AD neurodegeneration are not fully understood, it is well recognized that inflammation plays a crucial role in the initiation and/or deterioration of AD neurodegeneration. Increasing evidence suggests that different cytokines, including interleukins, TNF-α, TGF-β and IFN-γ, are actively participated in AD pathogenesis and may serve as diagnostic or therapeutic targets for AD neurodegeneration. Here, we review the progress in understanding the important role that these cytokines or neuroinflammation has played in AD etiology and pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseaseCytokinesIFN-γInterleukinsTGF-βTNF-α

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PMID27054030
PMCPMC4822284
OpenAlexW2329735989

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