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Signal pathways in astrocytes activated by cross-talk between of astrocytes and mast cells through CD40-CD40L

Dae Y Kim, Gwan U Hong and Jai Y Ro*

Department of Pharmacology and Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 300 chunchun-dong, Jangan-ku, Suwon, 440-746, South Korea

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Journal of Neuroinflammation 2011, 8:25 doi:10.1186/1742-2094-8-25

Published: 16 March 2011

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Figure S1. Intracellular Ca2+ level, surface molecules or cytokine mRNA expression in co-cultured-astrocytes.

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Figure S2. CD40 siRNA transfection or time courses for activities of Rho family GTPases, PKC isoforms or MAP kinases in co-cultured-astrocytes.

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Figure S3. Time courses for activities of transcription factors or effects of inhibitors on activities of PKC isoforms or MAP kinases in co-cultured-astrocytes.

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Figure S4. Effects of inhibitors on activities of transcription factors or expressions of cytokine mRNA in co-cultured-U87 cells.

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figure S5. Effects of anti-TNFR1 antibody pretreatment on the co-cultured-U87 cells.

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Figure S6. Infiltration of inflammatory cells and co-localization of TNFR1 and mast cells in EAE-induced mouse brain.

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