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Transient acidification and subsequent proinflammatory cytokine stimulation of astrocytes induce distinct activation phenotypes.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jun 2013
Renner Nicole A, Sansing Hope A, Inglis Fiona M, Mehra Smriti, Kaushal Deepak, Lackner Andrew A, Maclean Andrew G
Abstract excerpt
The foot processes of astrocytes cover over 60% of the surface of brain microvascular endothelial cells, regulating tight junction integrity. Retraction of astrocyte foot processes has been postulated to be a key mechanism in pathology. Therefore, movement of an astrocyte in response to a proinflammatory cytokine or even limited retraction of processes would result in leaky junctions between endothelial cells....
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