YKL-40 in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of neurodegenerative dementias

YKL-40 (also known as Chitinase 3-like 1) is a glycoprotein produced by inflammatory, cancer and stem cells. Its physiological role is not completely understood but YKL-40 is elevated in the brain and cerebros...

Source: Molecular Neurodegeneration - November 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Franc Llorens, Katrin Th üne, Waqas Tahir, Eirini Kanata, Daniela Diaz-Lucena, Konstantinos Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kovatsi, Catharina Pleschka, Paula Garcia-Esparcia, Matthias Schmitz, Duru Ozbay, Susana Correia, Ângela Correia, Ira Milosevic, Olivier Andr Tags: Research article Source Type: research