Inhibition of microglial nitric oxide production by hydrocortisone and glucocorticoid precursors

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 903-908

  Chang, J Y ^a   Liu, L Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Department of Anatomy ^*

Author keywords

Depression; Glucocorticoids; Microglia; Nitric oxide; Stress

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; CORTODOXONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICROGLIA; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033869890     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007511221666     Document Type: Article

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