Osteopontin is indispensable for activation of astrocytes in injured mouse brain and primary culture.

DISCUSSION: Our data suggest that OPN is essential for proper astrocytic generation in vitro culture prepared from mouse cerebral cortex. OPN is indispensable for astrocyte activation in the mouse brain injury model and in LPS stimulated primary culture. ABBREVIATIONS: AQP4: aquaporin 4; BBB: blood brain barrier; BrdU: bromo-deoxy uridine; CNS: central nervous system; GFAP: glial fibllirary acidic protein; IgG: immunoglobulin G; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; OPN: osteopontin; OPN/KO: osteopontin-deficient; TN-C: tenascin-C. PMID: 30246619 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurological Research - Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research