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Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2017, Article ID 9467819, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9467819
Research Article

Persistent Unresolved Inflammation in the Mecp2-308 Female Mutated Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome

Alessio Cortelazzo,1,2,3 Claudio De Felice,4 Bianca De Filippis,5 Laura Ricceri,5 Giovanni Laviola,5 Silvia Leoncini,1,6 Cinzia Signorini,6 Monica Pescaglini,3 Roberto Guerranti,2,3 Anna Maria Timperio,7 Lello Zolla,7 Lucia Ciccoli,6 and Joussef Hayek1

1Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, University Hospital Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (AOUS), Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
2Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
3Clinical Pathology Laboratory Unit, University Hospital AOUS, Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
4Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital AOUS, Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy
5Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
6Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 6, 53100 Siena, Italy
7Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Largo dell’Università, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy

Correspondence should be addressed to Alessio Cortelazzo; moc.liamg@elaetroc

Received 6 December 2016; Accepted 19 April 2017; Published 16 May 2017

Academic Editor: Chiara De Luca

Copyright © 2017 Alessio Cortelazzo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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