Innate immunity: the missing link in neuroprotection and neurodegeneration?
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- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Vol. 3 (3) , 216-227
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn752
Abstract
Innate immunity was previously thought to be a nonspecific immunological programme that was engaged by peripheral organs to maintain homeostasis after stress and injury. Emerging evidence indicates that this highly organized response also takes place in the central nervous system. Through the recognition of neuronal fingerprints, the long-term induction of the innate immune response and its transition to an adaptive form might be central to the pathophysiology and aetiology of neurodegenerative disorders. Paradoxically, this response also protects neurons by favouring remyelination and trophic support afforded by glial cells.Keywords
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