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Kir6.1/K-ATP channel modulates microglia phenotypes: implication in Parkinson's disease.
Cell death & disease - 14 Mar 2018
Du Ren-Hong, Sun Hong-Bin, Hu Zhao-Li, Lu Ming, Ding Jian-Hua, Hu Gang
Abstract excerpt
Classical activation (M1 phenotype) and alternative activation (M2 phenotype) are the two polars of microglial activation states that can produce either neurotoxic or neuroprotective effects in the immune pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Exploiting the beneficial properties of microglia cells by modulating their polarization states provides great potential for the treatment of PD. However, the mechanism...
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