General Information:
Id: | 1,218 (click here to show other Interactions for entry) |
Diseases: |
Parkinson disease
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Mus musculus | |
SYN-WT+/+, transgenic mouse model overexpressing human wild-type SYN under control of the 9-kb rat tyrosine hydroxylase promoter | |
BTO:0000078 microglia | |
article | |
Reference: | Su X et al.(2008) Synuclein activates microglia in a model of Parkinsons disease Neurobiol. Aging 29: 1690-1701 [PMID: 17537546] |
Interaction Information:
Comment | SYN triggers microglial-derived proinflammatory events including up-regulation of cytokines (TNFalpha, IL1beta, IL6), enzymes (COX2, NOX2,INOS) and subsequently mediators of reactive oxygen species generation. |
Formal Description Interaction-ID: 8197 |
gene/protein increases_quantity of drug/chemical compound Reactive oxygen species |