Immune-mediated mechanisms in the pathoprogression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 888-899

  Zhao, Weihua ^a   Beers, David R ^a   Appel, Stanley H ^a,b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Neuroinflammation; Neuroprotection; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LY6C ANTIBODY; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; PROGRANULIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTE; MOTONEURON; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84882289585     PISSN: 15571890     EISSN: 15571904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11481-013-9489-x     Document Type: Review

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