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Differential modulation of retinal degeneration by Ccl2 and Cx3cr1 chemokine signalling.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Luhmann Ulrich F O, Lange Clemens A, Robbie Scott, Munro Peter M G, Cowing Jill A, Armer Hannah E J, Luong Vy, Carvalho Livia S, MacLaren Robert E, Fitzke Frederick W, Bainbridge James W B, Ali Robin R
Abstract excerpt
Microglia and macrophages are recruited to sites of retinal degeneration where local cytokines and chemokines determine protective or neurotoxic microglia responses. Defining the role of Ccl2-Ccr2 and Cx3cl1-Cx3cr1 signalling for retinal pathology is of particular interest because of its potential role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Ccl2, Ccr2, and Cx3cr1 signalling defects impair macrophage...
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