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Selective proliferative response of microglia to alternative polarization signals.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 4 Dec 2017
Pepe Giovanna, De Maglie Marcella, Minoli Lucia, Villa Alessandro, Maggi Adriana, Vegeto Elisabetta
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BACKGROUND: Microglia are resident myeloid cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that are maintained by self-renewal and actively participate in tissue homeostasis and immune defense. Under the influence of endogenous or pathological signals, microglia undertake biochemical transformations that are schematically classified as the pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype and the alternatively activated M2 state....
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