Are NSAIDs useful to treat Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment?
Several epidemiological studies suggest that long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may protect subjects carrying one or more ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE ε4) against the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The biological mechanism...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00019/full |