Cultured astrocytes react to LPS with increased cyclooxygenase activity and phagocytosis

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 453-461

  Kalmar B ^a   Kittel, A ^b   Lemmens, R ^c   Kornyei Zs ^b   Madarasz E ^b  

^a GEDEON RICHTER LTD   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cyclooxygenase activity; Lipopolysaccharide (LPS); Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; COLLOIDAL GOLD; INDOMETACIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROSENCEPHALON; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035101513     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(00)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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