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Progesterone therapy induces an M1 to M2 switch in microglia phenotype and suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome in a cuprizone-induced demyelination mouse model.
International immunopharmacology - 1 Oct 2017
Aryanpour Roya, Pasbakhsh Parichehr, Zibara Kazem, Namjoo Zeinab, Beigi Boroujeni Fatemeh, Shahbeigi Saeed, Kashani Iraj Ragerdi, Beyer Cordian, Zendehdel Adib
Abstract excerpt
Demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS) has been associated to reactive microglia in neurodegenerative disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The M1 microglia phenotype plays a pro-inflammatory role while M2 is involved in anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. In this study, CPZ-induced demyelination mouse model was used to investigate the effect of progesterone (PRO) therapy on microglia...
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