Neuroimmunology in 2017: The central nervous system: privileged by immune connections

Nature Reviews Immunology 18, 83 (2018). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.152 Authors: Jonathan Kipnis & Anthony J. Filiano Over the past few years, interest in the field of neuroimmunology has expanded dramatically, thanks largely to new technologies that have advanced our understanding of the intimate connections between the nervous and immune systems. Here, we highlight key advances in 2017 that have defined new roles for microglia in brain maintenance, for cytokines as neuromodulators and for the immune system in peripheral nerve activity.
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