Innate immunity and neurodegenerative disorders

• Main Author: Francesca Cicchetti (auth)
• Other Authors: Roger A Barker (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Therapeutics; Inflammation; Immunity; Neurodegenerative disorders; Animal Models
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Inflammation of the brain in the context of neurodegenerative disorders is an area of intense debate and discussion, not least in terms of its pathogenic significance and the extent to which it drives disease processes and pathology. This inflammation can take several forms including innate response...