Microglia-associated neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke.Microglial activation and polarization,and the inflammatory response mediated by these cells play important role...Microglia-associated neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke.Microglial activation and polarization,and the inflammatory response mediated by these cells play important roles in the development,progression and outcome of brain injury after ischemic stroke.Currently,there is no effective strategy for treating ischemic stroke in clinical practice.Therefore,it is clinically important to study the role and regulation of microglia in stroke.In this review,we discuss the involvement of microglia in the neuroinflammatory process in ischemic stroke,with the aim of providing a better understanding of the relationship between ischemic stroke and microglia.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.31871169(to YT),81600040(to APW)Key Project of Department of Education of Hunan Province,China,No.18A243(to APW)+1 种基金Innovation Guidance Project of Hunan Province,China,No.2018SK51606(to SXG)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China,No.2017JJ3279(to APW).
文摘Microglia-associated neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke.Microglial activation and polarization,and the inflammatory response mediated by these cells play important roles in the development,progression and outcome of brain injury after ischemic stroke.Currently,there is no effective strategy for treating ischemic stroke in clinical practice.Therefore,it is clinically important to study the role and regulation of microglia in stroke.In this review,we discuss the involvement of microglia in the neuroinflammatory process in ischemic stroke,with the aim of providing a better understanding of the relationship between ischemic stroke and microglia.