Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 9467819, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9467819
Persistent Unresolved Inflammation in the Mecp2-308 Female Mutated Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome
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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