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System xC- is a mediator of microglial function and its deletion slows symptoms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2015
Mesci Pinar, Zaïdi Sakina, Lobsiger Christian S, Millecamps Stéphanie, Escartin Carole, Seilhean Danielle, Sato Hideyo, Mallat Michel, Boillée Séverine
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is the most common adult-onset motor neuron disease and evidence from mice expressing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-causing SOD1 mutations suggest that neurodegeneration is a non-cell autonomous process where microglial cells influence disease progression. However, microglial-derived neurotoxic factors still remain largely unidentified in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. With...
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