Abstract:Inflammatory reactions in the central nervous systems (CNS), that is neuroinflammation, are involved in a number of acute and chronic pathological conditions ranging from stroke to multiple sclerosis and chronic neurodegenerative processes such as Alzheimer's disease. The CNS is considered an immunoprivileged site and differs in many aspects from peripheral tissues with respect to accessibility for immune cells and humoral factors, local antigen presenting cells and biological characteristics of resident cells… Show more
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