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MIMG 6211 Neuroinflammation in Health and Disease

2 SCH. The brain has an intrinsic immune and lymphatic system that allows it to detect and defend itself against physical and microbial injuries. Glial cells respond to endogenous and exogenous challenges with a chose of cellular and molecular changes that regulate brain inflammation. Further, the brain immune system does not function independently of the peripheral immune system despite the protection provided by what was thought initially to be a very tight blood-brain barrier. There are several modalities of communication between the peripheral immune system and the brain that profoundly influence the brain’s functions. This course will cover the basic neuroanatomy of the immune system in the brain and the processes of neuroinflammation in neurological health and disease.
Prerequisite: BMSC 6200, 6201, 6202, 6203, and 6204
Offered Fall
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