Effect of levodopa on interleukin-15 and RANTES circulating levels in patients affected by Parkinson's disease

• Main Authors: Sebastiano Gangemi (Author), Giorgio Basile (Author), Rosaria Alba Merendino (Author), Antonio Epifanio (Author), Giuseppe Di Pasquale (Author), Benito Ferlazzo (Author), Vittorio Nicita-mauro (Author), Letterio Morgante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is an extra-pyramidal neurodegenerative disorder, in which alterations of the immune system are involved. Interleukin (IL)-15 stimulates cellular immune response and induces growth and differentiation of various immune cells. RANTES, promoting leukocyte infiltration to...