Roles of astrocytic connexin-43, hemichannels, and gap junctions in oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion injury induced neuroinflammation and the possible regulatory mechanisms of salvianolic acid B and carbenoxolone

Abstract Background Glia-mediated neuroinflammation is related to brain injury exacerbation after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Astrocytic hemichannels or gap junctions, which were mainly formed by connexin-43, have been implicated in I/R damage. However, the exact roles of astrocytic...

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Main Authors: Xiang Yin, Liangshu Feng, Di Ma, Ping Yin, Xinyu Wang, Shuai Hou, Yulei Hao, Jingdian Zhang, Meiying Xin, Jiachun Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-018-1127-3