LPS-induced systemic inflammation reveals an immunomodulatory role for the prion protein at the blood-brain interface.
Ø SalvesenM R ReitenA EspenesM K BakkebøM A TranulisØyvind SalvesenPublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2017)
Our data suggest that PrPC acts as a modulator of certain pathways of innate immunity signaling, particularly downstream of interferons, and probably contributes to protection of vulnerable tissues against inflammatory damage.