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. 2005 Nov;11(7):435-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2005.05.006. Epub 2005 Sep 9.

Increased plasma levels of TNF-alpha but not of IL1-beta in MPTP-treated monkeys one year after the MPTP administration

Carlos Barcia  1 , Vicente de Pablos, Víctor Bautista-Hernández, Angel Sánchez-Bahillo, Inmaculada Bernal, Emiliano Fernández-Villalba, Javier Martín, Rafael Bañón, Andrés Fernández-Barreiro, María-Trinidad Herrero
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Increased plasma levels of TNF-alpha but not of IL1-beta in MPTP-treated monkeys one year after the MPTP administration

Carlos Barcia et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

The cause of Parkinson's disease remains unknown although some evidence suggests that an inflammatory reaction, mediated by cytokines such as TNF-alpha and IL-1beta, is related with dopaminergic degeneration in the brain. In the present work we measured the plasma levels of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta in parkinsonian monkeys one year after MPTP administration. TNF-alpha levels were seen to have increased in parkinsonian monkeys reflecting the clinical symptoms observed, while IL-1beta levels remained unchanged. These results suggest that TNF-alpha plays a role in sustaining of dopaminergic degeneration in chronic parkinsonism.

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