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Can we switch microglia's phenotype to foster neuroprotection? Focus on multiple sclerosis.
Immunology - 1 Mar 2014
Giunti Debora, Parodi Benedetta, Cordano Christian, Uccelli Antonio, Kerlero de Rosbo Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Microglia cells, the resident innate immune cells in the brain, are highly active, extending and retracting highly motile processes through which they continuously survey their microenvironment for 'danger signals' and interact dynamically with surrounding cells. Upon sensing changes in their central nervous system microenvironment, microglia become activated, undergoing morphological and functional changes....
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