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Effect of Caloric Restriction on the in vivo Functional Properties of Aging Microglia.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Olmedillas Del Moral Maria, Fröhlich Nicole, Figarella Katherine, Mojtahedi Nima, Garaschuk Olga
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Throughout the lifespan, microglia, the primary innate immune cells of the brain, fulfill a plethora of homeostatic as well as active immune defense functions, and their aging-induced dysfunctionality is now considered as a key trigger of aging-related brain disorders. Recent evidence suggests that both organism's sex and age critically impact the functional state of microglia but in vivo determinants of such...
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