Mast Cell Activation, Neuroinflammation, and Tight Junction Protein Derangement in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

• Main Authors: Duraisamy Kempuraj (Author), Mohammad Ejaz Ahmed (Author), Govindhasamy Pushpavathi Selvakumar (Author), Ramasamy Thangavel (Author), Sudhanshu P. Raikwar (Author), Smita A. Zaheer (Author), Shankar S. Iyer (Author), Casey Burton (Author), Donald James (Author), Asgar Zaheer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the major health problems worldwide that causes death or permanent disability through primary and secondary damages in the brain. TBI causes primary brain damage and activates glial cells and immune and inflammatory cells, including mast cells in the brain asso...