Nanomolar aluminum induces expression of the inflammatory systemic biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) in human brain microvessel endothelial cells (hBMECs)

- Aluminum (sulfate) potently induces C-reactive protein (CRP)
- A systemic inflammatory marker
- In human brain microvessel endothelial cells that line the cerebral vasculature
- Implications for Alzheimer's disease (AD)