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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2019

Beneficial effects of curtailing immune susceptibility in an Alzheimer's disease model.

Giulia Di Benedetto, Chiara Burgaletto, Anna R Carta, Salvatore Saccone, Laurence Lempereur, Giovanna Mulas, Carla Loreto, Renato Bernardini, Giuseppina Cantarella

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giulia Di BenedettoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123, Catania, Italy.
Chiara BurgalettoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123, Catania, Italy.
Anna R CartaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Salvatore SacconeDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Section of Animal Biology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Laurence LempereurDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123, Catania, Italy.
Giovanna MulasDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Carla LoretoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy & Histology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Renato BernardiniDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123, Catania, Italy.
Giuseppina CantarellaDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123, Catania, Italy. gcantare@unict.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7670-9337
University of Catania · ITUniversity of Cagliari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, there are no effective therapeutic options for Alzheimer's disease, the most common, multifactorial form of dementia, characterized by anomalous amyloid accumulation in the brain. Growing evidence points to neuroinflammation as a major promoter of AD. We have previously shown that the proinflammatory cytokine TNFSF10 fuels AD neuroinflammation, and that its immunoneutralization results in improved cognition in the 3xTg-AD mouse.

methodsHere, we hypothesize that inflammatory hallmarks of AD might parallel with central and peripheral immune response dysfunction. To verify such hypothesis, we used a triple transgenic mouse model of AD. 3xTg-AD mice were treated for 12 months with an anti-TNFSF10 antibody, and thereafter immune/inflammatory markers including COX2, iNOS, IL-1β and TNF-α, CD3, GITR, and FoxP3 (markers of regulatory T cells) were measured in the spleen as well as in the hippocampus.

resultsSpleens displayed accumulation of amyloid-β

conclusionsWe suggest that neuroinflammation in the brain of 3xTg-AD mice triggered by TNFSF10 might result in a more general overshooting of the immune response. Treatment with an anti-TNFSF10 antibody blunted inflammatory processes both in the spleen and hippocampus. These data confirm the detrimental role of TNFSF10 in neurodegeneration, and corroborate the hypothesis of the anti-TNFSF10 strategy as a potential treatment to improve outcomes in AD.

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Disease Models, AnimalAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHippocampusHumansImmunity, CellularMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandAntibodies, MonoclonalTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTnfsf10 protein, mouseAD target therapyImmune responseInflammationNeurodegeneration

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