title: Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Sassari, Medical School, Italy. bianca.marchetti@oasi.en.it
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kettenmann
authors.forename: Wolfgang J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Streit
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007391:International Cooperation; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000503:physiopathology; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk / Q000502:physiology