Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS). They display a whole set of recognition receptors on their cell surface to sense intact or lesioned cells in the CNS. A subfamily of these receptors ...

α-Synuclein is a soluble, cellular protein that in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, and Lewy body dementia aggregates into pathological protein deposits. ...

When normal nociceptive pain becomes chronic, it loses its protective function and causes a general pain hypersensitivity. Neuropathic pain is one type of chronic pain, which is caused by various diseases or physical injury ...

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