Action of glucocorticoids on survival of nerve cells: Promoting neurodegeneration or neuroprotection?

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 749-760

  Abraham I M ^a,b   Harkany, T ^b   Horvath, K M ^b   Luiten, P G M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium; Corticosterone; Excitotoxicity; Neurotrophins

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM ION; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIPOCORTIN 1; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL DEATH; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CELL SURVIVAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0034820215     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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