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The cytokines interleukin-6 and interferon-α induce distinct microglia phenotypes.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 16 Apr 2022
West Phillip K, McCorkindale Andrew N, Guennewig Boris, Ashhurst Thomas M, Viengkhou Barney, Hayashida Emina, Jung So Ri, Butovsky Oleg, Campbell Iain L, Hofer Markus J
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BACKGROUND: Elevated production of the cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 or interferon (IFN)-α in the central nervous system (CNS) is implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases such as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders or cerebral interferonopathies, respectively. Transgenic mice with CNS-targeted chronic production of IL-6 (GFAP-IL6) or IFN-α (GFAP-IFN) recapitulate important clinical and...
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