Effect of sphingosine on rat glial cells: Inhibition of prostaglandin E2 and insensitivity of nitric oxide generation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 181-184

  Boneh, Avihu ^a   Hochman Meyuchas, Ronit ^a   Sicsic, Camille ^a   Brenner, Talma ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Glial cells; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandin E2; Protein kinase C; Sphingosine

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN KINASE C; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GLIA CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FETUS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NEUROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; SPHINGOSINE;

EID: 0030850866     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00454-0     Document Type: Article

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