Immune Privilege as an Intrinsic CNS Property: Astrocytes Protect the CNS against T-Cell-Mediated Neuroinflammation
Figure 1
Astrocytes activated in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. Astrocytes (arrows) in the globus pallidus of rats after unilateral striatallesion of dopaminergic neurons by injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). (a) Contralateral hemisphere; astrocytes have short cellular processes. (b) Ipsilateral hemisphere; astrocytes are in an activated state characterised by long cellular processes and enlarged cell bodies with an intense staining. Staining of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). For detailed information, see [10].
