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LPS-induced systemic inflammation reveals an immunomodulatory role for the prion protein at the blood-brain interface.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 22 May 2017
Salvesen Ø, Reiten M R, Espenes A, Bakkebø M K, Tranulis M A, Ersdal C
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BACKGROUND: The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is an evolutionary conserved protein abundantly expressed not only in the central nervous system but also peripherally including the immune system. A line of Norwegian dairy goats naturally devoid of PrPC (PRNP Ter/Ter) provides a novel model for studying PrPC physiology. METHODS: In order to explore putative roles for PrPC in acute inflammatory responses, we...
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