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To find out more about the difference you can make in a friend or loved one's life, visit [[http:// | To find out more about the difference you can make in a friend or loved one's life, visit [[http:// | ||
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The existence of a blood-brain barrier has been historically touted as a reason why microbes could not possibly have caused any number of neurological diseases. However, with the accumulation of additional evidence, this concept has progressively lost meaning. An increasing number of studies show microbes persist in the brain and affect health. | The existence of a blood-brain barrier has been historically touted as a reason why microbes could not possibly have caused any number of neurological diseases. However, with the accumulation of additional evidence, this concept has progressively lost meaning. An increasing number of studies show microbes persist in the brain and affect health. | ||
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One prominent example of a microbe that passes the blood-brain barrier is // | One prominent example of a microbe that passes the blood-brain barrier is // | ||
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+ | The brain immune system, which consists mainly of astrocytes, microglia and infiltrating immune cells, is quiescent normally, but it is activated in response to pathophysiological events such as ischemia, trauma, inflammation and infection. | ||
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+ | Mast cells are located in close proximity to the vasculature, | ||
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