Discussion on Lipocalin 2 and Neuroinflammation

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Michael Schulz

HI Silas,

not sure whether this is helpful, but here is an interesting paper on lipocalin-2 in the context of CNS malignancies. ( DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz2193 ).

Maybe you find some answers!?

It just came to my mind immediately when reading the name ... :)

Best,

Michael

Silas Osei

Thank you for the answer. It was helpful. Actually, the paper talked about the bad side of lipocalin-2