Autor: |
JOVANOVA‐NESIC, KATICA D., JANKOVIC, BRANISLAV D. |
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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; 2005, Vol. 1057 Issue 1, p279-295, 17p |
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The ultimate goal of this report is to learn how to manipulate the level of memory T cells for more effective treatment of such neurological diseases as multiple sclerosis (MS), where certain T cell subsets recognize selfantigens as opposed to pathogen antigens, and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Brain lesions (electrolitically, by kainic acid, with AlCl, and with 6-OHDA); stimulations (electrical, magnetic, or pharmacological); or restoration of some neurological functions (thermoregulatory and behavioral) by fetal graft allotransplantations in bilaterally lesioned anterior hypothalamic area (AHAimmune regulation) and nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM-experimental AD) in our studies were designed to reproduce immune and cognitive deficits induced by lesions of these brain structures. To localize memory traces in the immune system and in the brain we used ethanol and drugs such as kainic acid and 6-OHDA, which have been used very effectively to produce temporary lesions in the brain. Rats showed no learning and memory ability as well as inhibition of immune reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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