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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zieneldien, Tarek
• Kim, Janice
• Sawmiller, Darrell
• Cao, Chuanhai

Titel

The Immune System as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease

Ist Teil von

• Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2022-09, Vol.12 (9), p.1440

Ort / Verlag

Basel: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder and is the most common cause of dementia. Furthermore, aging is considered the most critical risk factor for AD. However, despite the vast amount of research and resources allocated to the understanding and development of AD treatments, setbacks have been more prominent than successes. Recent studies have shown that there is an intricate connection between the immune and central nervous systems, which can be imbalanced and thereby mediate neuroinflammation and AD. Thus, this review examines this connection and how it can be altered with AD. Recent developments in active and passive immunotherapy for AD are also discussed as well as suggestions for improving these therapies moving forward.