REDUCING PERIPHERAL INFLAMMATION WITH INFLIXIMAB REDUCES NEUROINFLAMMATION AND IMPROVES COGNITION IN RATS WITH HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

Inflammation contributes to cognitive impairment in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, the process by which peripheral inflammation results in cognitive impairment remains unclear. In animal models, neuroinflammation and altered neurotransmission mediate cognitive impairment. Taking...

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Main Author: Vicente Felipo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00106/full