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The endogenous estrogen status regulates microglia reactivity in animal models of neuroinflammation.
Endocrinology - 1 May 2006
Vegeto Elisabetta, Belcredito Silvia, Ghisletti Serena, Meda Clara, Etteri Sabrina, Maggi Adriana
Abstract excerpt
It has been previously demonstrated that 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) inhibits the response of microglia, the resident brain macrophages, to acute injuries in specific brain regions. We here show that the effect of E(2) in acute brain inflammation is widespread and that the hormone reduces the expression of inflammatory mediators, such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-2, and...
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