Resveratrol differentially modulates inflam responses of microglia & astrocytes

Comment: An extremely useful read for those interested in this kind of stuff. Full text available.

"the first report of a difference between microglial cell and astrocyte in response to LPS, and of a difference in the capacity of resveratrol to protect microglia and astrocytes from inflammatory insults."


Lu, X., Ma, L., Ruan, L., Kong, Y., Mou, H., Zhang, Z., Wang, Z., Wang, J. M., and Le, Y. (2010). Resveratrol differentially modulates inflammatory responses of microglia and astrocytes. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 7(1):46+.  http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/7694580

Nair, S., Barve, A., Khor, T.-O. O., Shen, G.-X. X., Lin, W., Chan, J. Y., Cai, L., and Kong, A.-N. N. (2010). Regulation of nrf2- and ap-1-mediated gene expression by epigallocatechin-3-gallate and sulforaphane in prostate of nrf2-knockout or c57bl/6j mice and pc-3 ap-1 human prostate cancer cells. Acta pharmacologica Sinica. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/7694509