Myelin-derived lipids modulate macrophage activity by liver X receptor activation.

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in which macrophages and microglia play a central role. Foamy macrophages and microglia, containing degenerated myelin, are abundantly found in active multiple sclerosis lesions. Recent studies have de...

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Main Authors: Jeroen F J Bogie, Silke Timmermans, Vân Anh Huynh-Thu, Alexandre Irrthum, Hubert J M Smeets, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Knut R Steffensen, Monique Mulder, Piet Stinissen, Niels Hellings, Jerome J A Hendriks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440367?pdf=render