Complement 3+-astrocytes are highly abundant in prion diseases, but their abolishment led to an accelerated disease course and early dysregulation of microglia
Abstract Astrogliosis and activation of microglia are hallmarks of prion diseases in humans and animals. Both were viewed to be rather independent events in disease pathophysiology, with proinflammatory microglia considered to be the potential neurotoxic species at late disease stages. Recent invest...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Acta Neuropathologica Communications |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-019-0735-1 |