The neuropoietic cytokine family in development, plasticity, disease and injury.
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Abstract
Neuropoietic cytokines are well known for their role in the control of neuronal, glial and immune responses to injury or disease. Since this discovery, it has emerged that several of these proteins are also involved in nervous system development, in particular in the regulation of neurogenesis and stem cell fate. Recent data indicate that these proteins have yet more functions, as key modulators of synaptic plasticity and of various behaviours. In addition, neuropoietic cytokines might be a factor in the aetiology of psychiatric disorders.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Brain Diseases
- Cytokines
- Neuronal Plasticity