Abstract

LIMA, Rafael Rodrigues; COSTA, Ana Maria Rabelo; SOUZA, Renata Duarte de  and  GOMES-LEAL, Walace. Inflamation in neurodegenerative disease. Rev. Para. Med. [online]. 2007, vol.21, n.2, pp.29-34. ISSN 0101-5907.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the performance of the inflammatory process in neurodegenerative disease, with emphasis in the two main involved cellular types: neutrophil and macrophage. METHOD: through bibliographical search in the databases PUBMED/ MEDLINE. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: diverse evidences in literature exist showing that even so the inflammatory mechanisms participate of the phenomena of tecidual repairing, also are involved in processes of secondary degeneration in acute and chronic disease of the central nervous system.

Keywords : neutrophils; macrophages; neurodegeneration.

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