HIV-1 protein tat induces apoptosis of hippocampal neurons by a mechanism involving caspase activation, calcium overload, and oxidative stress

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 276-288

  Kruman, Inna I ^a   Nath, Avindra ^a   Mattson, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS dementia; Caspase; Mitochondrial transmembrane potential; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CASPASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032412520     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6958     Document Type: Article

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