Immune Privilege as an Intrinsic CNS Property: Astrocytes Protect the CNS against T-Cell-Mediated Neuroinflammation

• Hlavní autoři: Ulrike Gimsa (Autor), N. Avrion Mitchison (Autor), Monika C. Brunner-Weinzierl (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Astrocytes have many functions in the central nervous system (CNS). They support differentiation and homeostasis of neurons and influence synaptic activity. They are responsible for formation of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and make up the glia limitans. Here, we review their contribution to neuroi...