Role of Microglia Adenosine A2A Receptors in Retinal and Brain Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuroinflammation mediated by microglial cells in the brain has been commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Whether this microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is cause or consequence of neurodegeneration is still a matter of controversy. However, it is unequivocal that chronic neuroinfl...

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Main Authors: Ana R. Santiago, Filipa I. Baptista, Paulo F. Santos, Gonçalo Cristóvão, António F. Ambrósio, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Catarina A. Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/465694