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. 2022 Dec 26;19:314. doi: 10.1186/s12974-022-02678-6

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Mechanism of neuroinflammation regulation by lactate via NDRG2 (N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2) and TNFα. Phosphorylated c-Jun promotes the expression of TNFα, which exacerbates neuroinflammation and damages neighboring cells. However, lactate directly binds with NDRG2 and inhibits its ubiquitination and degradation. NDRG2 inhibits c-Jun phosphorylation and thus subsequently inhibits TNFα production. This finding suggests a valuable approach for modulating neuroinflammation during the early stages of ischemia (Created with www.BioRender.com)