Reciprocal actions of interleukin-6 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor on rat and mouse primary sensory neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1891-1899

  Murphy, P G ^a   Borthwick, L A ^a   Altares, M ^a   Gauldie, J ^b   Kaplan, D ^c   Richardson, Peter M ^a,d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Dorsal root ganglion; Interleukin 6; Sensory neurons

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; LUMBAR SPINE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; FETUS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034037553     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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