Role of Prostaglandins in Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Diseases

• Main Authors: Isabel Vieira de Assis Lima (Author), Leandro Francisco Silva Bastos (Author), Marcelo Limborço-Filho (Author), Bernd L. Fiebich (Author), Antonio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increasing data demonstrates that inflammation participates in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Among the different inflammatory mediators involved, prostaglandins play an important role. The effects induced by prostaglandins might be mediated by activation of their known receptors...