GM-CSF

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GM-CSF

protein

Also known as: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor(Show More)

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Alzheimer disease
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A protein known as GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor), which is present in arthritis patients, is thought to stimulate the production of immune cells that destroy the amyloid-beta proteins. In studies of mice affected by cognitive impairment mimicking Alzheimer disease in humans, treatment with GM-CSF reduced the burden of amyloid…
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A protein known as GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor), which is present in arthritis patients, is thought to stimulate the production of immune cells that destroy the amyloid-beta proteins. In studies of mice affected by cognitive impairment mimicking Alzheimer disease in humans, treatment with GM-CSF reduced the burden of amyloid…
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