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The Neuropeptides of Ocular Immune Privilege, α-MSH and NPY, Suppress Phagosome Maturation in Macrophages

The ocular microenvironment has evolutionarily adapted several mechanisms of immunosuppression to minimize the induction of inflammation. Neuropeptides produced by the retinal pigment epithelial cells regulate macrophage activity. Two neuropeptides, α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α -MSH) and neur...

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Autores principales: Benque, Isaac J., Xia, Pu, Shannon, Robert, Ng, Tat Fong, Taylor, Andrew W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30613828
http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.1800049