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Microglia activation influences dye coupling and Cx43 expression of the astrocytic network.
Glia - 15 Apr 2003
Faustmann Pedro M, Haase Claus G, Romberg Sabine, Hinkerohe Daniel, Szlachta Dominika, Smikalla Dirk, Krause Dorothee, Dermietzel Rolf
Abstract excerpt
Under inflammatory conditions, activated microglia are capable of producing proinflammatory cytokines that are reported to influence cell-to-cell communication. The present study was performed to evaluate the influence of microglial activation on the coupling efficiency of the astroglial network. Primary astrocyte cultures of newborn rats were cocultured with either 5% (M5) or 30% (M30) microglia. Microglial...
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