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There are several findings demonstrating the importance of inflammatory or immunological processes in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Several studies on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) give evidence for a therapeutic effect of these drugs in AD, among other the prospective double-blind placebo-controlled study on indomethacin, strongly support the therapeutic effect of these agents. Possibly also the therapeutic effects of propentofylline might be interpreted in the light of this theory.
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Möller, HJ. (1998). Therapeutic strategies based on immunological hypotheses of Alzheimer’s disease. In: Gertz, HJ., Arendt, T. (eds) Alzheimer’s Disease — From Basic Research to Clinical Applications. Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa, vol 54. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7508-8_17
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