Essential role of caspase-11 in activation-induced cell death of rat astrocytes

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 230-238

  Suk, Kyoungho ^a   Kim, Sun Yeou ^a   Kim, Hocheol ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astrocyte; Caspase 11; Inflammation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 11; CASPASE 3; CASPASE INHIBITOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AUTOREGULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOMA CELL; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; CASPASES; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLIOMA; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036312939     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-3042.2001.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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