Estrogen Receptors Play Anti-Inflammatory Role In The Brain
This may have important implications for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases where oestrogen and gender influence pathology - for example Alzheimer's disease. They might also help to explain why women are three times more susceptible than men in developing multiple sclerosis. The receptor involved is oestrogen receptor beta found in microglia and astrocytes.
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