''... microglial proliferation can be induced under inflammatory responses in the brain with an increased production of ROS; therefore, microglia accumulate 8 - oxoG in nuclear DNA.»
Shankaran, M.; Marino, M. E.; Busch, R.; Keim, C.; King, C.; Lee, J.; Killion, S.; Awada, M.; Hellerstein, M. K. Measurement of brain microglial proliferation rates in vivo in response to neuroinflammatory stimuli: application to drug discovery.