Brain Renin-Angiotensin System and Microglial Polarization: Implications for Aging and Neurodegeneration

Microglia can transform into proinflammatory/classically activated (M1) or anti-inflammatory/alternatively activated (M2) phenotypes following environmental signals related to physiological conditions or brain lesions. An adequate transition from the M1 (proinflammatory) to M2 (immunoregulatory) phe...

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Main Authors: Jose L. Labandeira-Garcia, Ana I. Rodríguez-Perez, Pablo Garrido-Gil, Jannette Rodriguez-Pallares, Jose L. Lanciego, Maria J. Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Nox
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00129/full