Expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine and caspase genes promotes neuronal apoptosis in pontine reticular formation after spinal cord transection

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-31

  Wu, Kay L H ^a   Chan, Samuel H H ^b   Chao, Yung Mei ^a   Chan, Julie Y H ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cytokines; Pontine reticular formation; Proinflammatory genes; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CYTOKINE; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAMMAL; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; UPREGULATION;

EID: 0042334600     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-9961(03)00078-0     Document Type: Article

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