Ethyl pyruvate does not require microglia for mediating neuroprotection after excitotoxic injury.

CONCLUSION: EP-mediated neuroprotection seems to be mediated by astrocytes and/or neurons.
PMID: 28836378 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics - August 23, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Pieroh P, Wagner DC, Ghadban C, Birkenmeier G, Dehghani F Tags: CNS Neurosci Ther Source Type: research