mRNA up-regulation of MHC II and pivotal pro-inflammatory genes in normal brain aging

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 717-722

  Frank, Matthew G ^a   Barrientos, Ruth M ^a   Biedenkapp, Joseph C ^a   Rudy, Jerry W ^a   Watkins, Linda R ^a   Maier, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Hippocampus; Immune; Macrophage; MHC II; Microglia; Pro inflammatory

Indexed keywords

CD86 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEADY STATE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, MHC CLASS II; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33646006075     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.03.013     Document Type: Article

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