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Copper modulates the phenotypic response of activated BV2 microglia through the release of nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry - 1 Dec 2012
Rossi-George Alba, Guo Chang-Jiang, Oakes Benjamin L, Gow Andrew J
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Microglia are resident immune cells of the central nervous system. Their persistent activation in neurodegenerative diseases, traditionally attributed to neuronal dysfunction, may be due to a microglial failure to modulate the release of cytotoxic mediators such as nitric oxide (NO). The persistent activation of microglia with the subsequent release of NO vis-á-vis the accumulation of redox transition metals such...
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