The chemokine receptor CCR5 in the central nervous system |
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| Authors: | Sorce Silvia Myburgh Renier Krause Karl-Heinz |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211 Geneva-4, Switzerland. |
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The expression and the role of the chemokine receptor CCR5 have been mainly studied in the context of HIV infection. However, this protein is also expressed in the brain, where it can be crucial in determining the outcome in response to different insults. CCR5 expression can be deleterious or protective in controlling the progression of certain infections in the CNS, but it is also emerging that it could play a role in non-infectious diseases. In particular, it appears that, in addition to modulating immune responses, CCR5 can influence neuronal survival. Here, we summarize the present knowledge about the expression of CCR5 in the brain and highlight recent findings suggesting its possible involvement in neuroprotective mechanisms. |
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| Keywords: | CNS, central nervous system CC, chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) CSF, cerebrospinal fluid HIV, human immunodeficiency virus MIP-1α, macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha MIP-1β, macrophage inflammatory protein 1 beta RANTES, regulated on activation T cell expressed and secreted TBE, tick-borne encephalitis WNV, West Nile virus |
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