Pretreatment of astrocytes with interferon-α/β prevents neuronal mitochondrial respiratory chain damage

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 432-434

  Stewart, Victoria C ^a   Land, John M ^a,b   Clark, John B ^a   Heales, Simon J R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interferon ; Interferon ; Mitochondrial damage; Multiple sclerosis; Neurones Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXYNITRITE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MOUSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031972780     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70010432.x     Document Type: Article

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