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AIF-1 expression defines a proliferating and alert microglial/macrophage phenotype following spinal cord injury in rats.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Oct 2001
Schwab J M, Frei E, Klusman I, Schnell L, Schwab M E, Schluesener H J
Abstract excerpt
Microglial cells are among the first and dominant cell types to respond to CNS injury. Following calcium influx, microglial activation leads to a variety of cellular responses, such as proliferation and release of cytotoxic and neurotrophic mediators. Allograft inflammatory factor-1, AIF-1 is a highly conserved EF-handed, putative calcium binding peptide, associated with microglia activation in the brain. Here,...
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