Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha: A Link between Neuroinflammation and Excitotoxicity

• Main Authors: Gabriel Olmos (Author), Jerònia Lladó (Author)
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• 出版: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine that exerts both homeostatic and pathophysiological roles in the central nervous system. In pathological conditions, microglia release large amounts of TNF-α; this de novo production of TNF-α is an important component of the so-called...