Morphine induces apoptosis of human microglia and neurons

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 829-836

  Hu, Shuxian ^a,b   Sheng, Wen S ^a,b   Lokensgard, James R ^a,b   Peterson, Phillip K ^a,b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astrocytes; Microglia; Morphine; Neurons; Opiate receptors

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FETUS; HUMANS; MICROGLIA; MORPHINE; NEURONS;

EID: 0036097807     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(02)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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