The HIV envelope protein gp120 in the nervous system. Interactions with nitric oxide, interleukin-1β and nerve growth factor signalling, with pathological implications in vivo and in vitro

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-156

  Tiziana Corasaniti, M ^a   Bagetta, Giacinto ^b,c,e   Rotiroti, Domenicantonio ^a   Nisticò, Giuseppe ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Calabria University at Cosenza   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS dementia complex; Apoptosis; NGF; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; ENVELOPE PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DEMENTIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0345310026     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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