AUTHOR=Fang Meidan , Zhong Lili , Jin Xin , Cui Ranji , Yang Wei , Gao Shuohui , Lv Jing , Li Bingjin , Liu Tongjun 

TITLE=Effect of Inflammation on the Process of Stroke Rehabilitation and Poststroke Depression

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00184

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00184

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=<p>A considerable body of evidence has shown that inflammation plays an important role in the process of stroke rehabilitation and development of poststroke depression (PSD). However, the specific molecular and cellular mechanisms involved remain unclear. In this review, we summarize how neuroinflammation affects stroke rehabilitation and PSD. We mainly focus on the immune/inflammatory response, involving astrocytes, microglia, monocyte-derived macrophages, cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1), and microRNAs (microRNA-124, microRNA 133b). This review provides new insights into the effect of inflammation on the process of stroke rehabilitation and PSD and potentially offer new therapeutic targets of stroke and PSD.</p>