Effective Knockdown of Gene Expression in Primary Microglia With siRNA and Magnetic Nanoparticles Without Cell Death or Inflammation

Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, have multiple functions in physiological and pathological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The use of primary microglial cell cultures has proved to be a valuable tool to study microglial biology under various conditions. However, mor...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Carrillo-Jimenez, Mar Puigdellívol, Anna Vilalta, Jose Luis Venero, Guy Charles Brown, Peter StGeorge-Hyslop, Miguel Angel Burguillos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
CGC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00313/full