Is the answer for Parkinson disease already in the medicine cabinet?
@article{Bower2011IsTA, title={Is the answer for Parkinson disease already in the medicine cabinet?}, author={J. Bower and B. Ritz}, journal={Neurology}, year={2011}, volume={76}, pages={854 - 855} }
There have been an increasing number of publications in support of the inflammatory hypothesis of Parkinson disease (PD). Proinflammatory cytokines and microglia occur in human PD brains,1,2 and inflammation may initiate a chain reaction leading to neuronal death.3 Cyclooxygenase inhibitors provide neuroprotection in animal models of PD.4 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) lower the risk of developing another neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer disease.5 A recent meta-analysis of… CONTINUE READING
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