Cannabinoid-mediated exacerbation of brain infection by opportunistic amebae

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Cabral, Guy A ^a   Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthameba; Cannabinoids; Cytokines; Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol; Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE); Opportunistic amebae

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOKINE; DRONABINOL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MAC1 PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFECTION; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRANULOMATOUS AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ABSCESS; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROGLIA; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 1642493025     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2003.10.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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