Activation of microglial cells by PrP and β-amyloid fragments raises intracellular calcium through L-type voltage sensitive calcium channels

Brain Research

Volumn 818, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 168-170

  Silei, Valerio ^a   Fabrizi, Cinzia ^a   Venturini, Giorgio ^a   Salmona, Mario ^b   Bugiani, Orso ^c   Tagliavini, Fabrizio ^c   Lauro, Giuliana Maria ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

amyloid; Calcium channel; Human microglia; PrP

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; PRION PROTEIN; VERAPAMIL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROGLIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROGLIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRIONS;

EID: 0033528286     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01272-4     Document Type: Article

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