NADPH oxidases in oxidant production by microglia: activating receptors, pharmacology and association with disease

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the CNS and constitute a self‐sustaining population of CNS‐adapted tissue macrophages. As mononuclear phagocytic cells, they express high levels of superoxide‐producing NADPH oxidases (NOX). The sole function of the members of the NOX family is to genera…