Neuronal injury in bacterial meningitis: Mechanisms and implications for therapy

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-45

  Nau, Roland ^a   Brück, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BAY 11 7085; BB 1101; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BOSENTAN; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEFEROXAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ILOMASTAT; KYNURENIC ACID; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RIFAMPICIN; TIRILAZAD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN EDEMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM; EXTRAVASATION; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; LEUKOCYTE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; STIMULATION; VASCULITIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASPASES; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; ENCEPHALITIS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0036155726     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(00)02024-5     Document Type: Review

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