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炎症与自闭症

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

一项研究比较了年龄在3到14岁的8名白人自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童与8名没有自闭症谱系障碍的白人儿童的尸检大脑组织，结果发现有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童的大脑表现出了促炎症细胞因子IL-18以及抗炎细胞因子IL-37的表达增加，后者抑制了小胶质细胞驱动的大脑炎症；这些结果提示，IL-37可能代表了自闭症谱系障碍的一个可能的治疗候选。

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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