Cytokines as Players of Neuronal Plasticity and Sensitivity to Environment in Healthy and Pathological Brain

• Main Author: Laura Maggi (auth)
• Other Authors: Silvia Alboni (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; cytokine; environment; development; Neurons; Astrocytes; Neuronal Plasticity; Behavior; Chemokines; Microglia
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

It is now accepted that immune molecules are not only present within the brain during pathology but they exert physiological functions in the "healthy" brain as well. Increasing evidence points to a neuro-modulatory role of cytokines and chemokines (CHEMOtactic cytoKINES) in basal transmis...