Age Increase of Estrogen Receptor-α (ERα) in Cortical Astrocytes Impairs Neur... - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 24 Jun 13increased ER-alpha expression associated with decreased neurotrophic activity. A decrease in the neurotrophic activity of the aging brain is associated with many of the diseases of the aging brain. The major point here is that ER-alph is known to increase inflammatory signaling. So increased inflammation, just via the ER receptors, plays a role in the aging brain.