Brain microvascular pericytes are immunoactive in culture: cytokine, chemokine, nitric oxide, and LRP-1 expression in response to lipopolysaccharide
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Brain microvascular pericytes are important constituents of the neurovascular unit. These cells are physically the closest cells to the microvascular endothelial cells in brain capillaries. They significantly contribute to the induct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/139 |