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Abstract

Microglial activation is a hallmark of the neuroimmunological response to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and prion disease. The CX3C chemokine axis consists of fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1); these are expressed by neurons and microglia respectively, and are known to modulate microglial activation. In prion-infected mice, both and are altered, suggesting a role in disease. To investigate the influence of CX3C axis signalling on prion disease, we infected knockout (-KO) and control mice with scrapie strains 22L and RML. Deletion of had no effect on development of clinical signs or disease incubation period. In addition, comparison of brain tissue from -KO and control mice revealed no significant differences in cytokine levels, spongiosis, deposition of disease-associated prion protein or microglial activation. Thus, microglial activation during prion infection did not require CX3C axis signalling.

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