Neuronal degeneration and iNOS expression in experimental brain contusion following treatment with colchicine, dexamethasone, tirilazad mesylate and nimodipine

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1071-1084

  Gahm, C ^a,b   Holmin, S ^a   Rudehill, S ^a   Mathiesen, T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Colchicine; Dexamethasone; iNOS; Neuronal degeneration; Nimodipine; Tirilazad mesylate

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DEXAMETHASONE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NIMODIPINE; TIRILAZAD;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLCHICINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENCEPHALITIS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NIMODIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNATRIENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 25444482376     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0590-7     Document Type: Article

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