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Projekt
Anti-Inflammatory Polarization of Microglia by ITIM-SHP1 Signalling
Antragsteller
Professor Dr. Harald Neumann
Fachliche Zuordnung
Molekulare und zelluläre Neurologie und Neuropathologie
Förderung
Förderung von 2010 bis 2016
Projektkennung
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 140392386
Microglial cells can be polarized towards a pro- or anti-inflammatory phenotype, either leading to neuronal damage or brain repair. Recent data show that the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM)-SHP1 tyrosine phosphatase signaling cascade contributes to an anti-inflammatory phenotype of microglia. In this project we will use microglial cells derived from mouse embryonic and human induced pluripotent stem cells as well as conditional SHP1 knock-out mice to study the ITIM-SHP1 function in microglia. Furthermore, the role of the human immunoreceptor CD33 for microglial ITIM-SHP1 signalling will be investigated. Data will elucidate an important inhibitory signalling pathway of microglia and will help to understand the association between a polymorphism of the CD33 gene and Alzheimer’s disease.
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