Inhibition of microglial cell activation by cortisol

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 391-396

  Drew, Paul D ^a   Chavis, Janet A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cytokine; Microglia; Neurodegeneration; Neuroimmunology; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0034662247     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00275-6     Document Type: Article

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