Do olfactory ensheathing cells play a role in the defense of the brain against infection?

Neuroembryology and Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-156

  Meng, Inn Chuah ^a   Vincent, Adele J ^a   West, Adrian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Innate immune system; Neuroprotection; Olfactory ensheathing cells; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CXCL1 CHEMOKINE; GALECTIN 1; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LYSOZYME; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; BRAIN INFECTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LAMINA PROPRIA; MACROPHAGE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY BULBECTOMY; OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELL; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY NERVE; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; STEM CELL;

EID: 33747050372     PISSN: 16613406     EISSN: 16613414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094557     Document Type: Review

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