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Disruption of Midkine gene reduces traumatic brain injury through the modulation of neuroinflammation.

Seiya TakadaHarutoshi SakakimaTakahiro MatsuyamaShotaro OtsukaKazuki NakanishiKosuke NorimatsuYuki ItashikiAkira TaniKiyoshi Kikuchi
Published in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2020)
Our findings suggest that MK-deficiency reduced tissue infiltration of microglia/macrophages and altered their polarization status thereby reducing neuroinflammation, neuronal apoptosis, and tissue loss and improving neurological outcomes after TBI. Therefore, targeting MK to modulate neuroinflammation may represent a potential therapeutic strategy for TBI management.
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