Sökning: "alpha-MSH"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade ordet alpha-MSH.

  1. 1. alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone in neurodegenerative processes

    Författare :Åsa Forslin Aronsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :alpha-MSH; excitotoxicity; gliosis; ischemia; memory; stereology;

    Sammanfattning : The fact that inflammatory processes accompany the neuronal cell death in most neurodegenerative disorders, has in recent years inspired to studies on the role of inflammation in the brain and the possibility to prevent or stop the degenerative processes by treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs. Neurodegenerative disorders are often accompanied by a progressive loss of memory, and substances that can improve memory functions are of great interest. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Inflammatory proteins in the CNS-relation to Alzheimer's disease

    Författare :Catharina Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Most neurodegenerative disorders are characterised by an inflammatory process in the brain. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Activated astrocytes and microglia surrounding the amyloid plaques represent evidence for neuroinflammation in the AD brain. LÄS MER