Targeting Microglial Activation States as a Therapeutic Avenue in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive disorder characterized neuropathologically by loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra, intracellular proteinaceous inclusions, reduction of dopaminergic terminals in the striatum, and increased neuroinflammatory cells. The consequent red...

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Main Authors: Sudhakar R. Subramaniam, Howard J. Federoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00176/full