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Interleukin-4 Is Essential for Microglia/Macrophage M2 Polarization and Long-Term Recovery After Cerebral Ischemia
Author(s) -
Xiangrong Liu,
Jia Liu,
Shangfeng Zhao,
Haiyue Zhang,
Wei Cai,
Mengfei Cai,
Xunming Ji,
Rehana K. Leak,
Yanqin Gao,
Jun Chen,
Xiaoming Hu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.012079
Subject(s) - medicine , microglia , ischemia , morris water navigation task , stroke (engine) , middle cerebral artery , pathology , cytokine , anesthesia , inflammation , hippocampus , mechanical engineering , engineering
Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a unique cytokine that may contribute to brain repair by regulating microglia/macrophage functions. Thus, we examined the effect of IL-4 on long-term recovery and microglia/macrophage polarization in 2 well-established stroke models.

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