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Monokine production by microglial cell clones

Monokine production by microglial cell clones Cytokines have been suggested to act as intermediates between the immune and the central nervous system, but little is known about the type of cells synthesizing them in the brain. We have immortalized with oncogenic retroviruses primary brain cell cultures from mouse embryos and have generated clones of microglial cells that have been characterized. Three of the clones studied produce interleukin 1 (IL 1), IL 6 and tumor necrosis factor‐α as assessed by biological assays and by Northern blot analysis. Our data raise the question on the role of these cytokines in the brain and suggest that early resident microglial cells might play an important role in developmental processes and in the adult brain. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Immunology Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
ISSN
0014-2980
eISSN
1521-4141
DOI
10.1002/eji.1830190815
pmid
2789141
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Abstract

Cytokines have been suggested to act as intermediates between the immune and the central nervous system, but little is known about the type of cells synthesizing them in the brain. We have immortalized with oncogenic retroviruses primary brain cell cultures from mouse embryos and have generated clones of microglial cells that have been characterized. Three of the clones studied produce interleukin 1 (IL 1), IL 6 and tumor necrosis factor‐α as assessed by biological assays and by Northern blot analysis. Our data raise the question on the role of these cytokines in the brain and suggest that early resident microglial cells might play an important role in developmental processes and in the adult brain.

Journal

European Journal of ImmunologyWiley

Published: Aug 1, 1989

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