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. 2021 Sep 3;11(9):2584. doi: 10.3390/ani11092584

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Neuroinflammation (red curve) is the physiological reparative response to age-related micro-injuries to the brain (grey curve). If the response is not correctly turned off, then non-resolving neuroinflammation might occur, with impaired adaptive brain responses, reduced resilience, and ultimately unsuccessful brain aging.