Proteolysis consistent with activation of caspase-7 after severe traumatic brain injury in humans

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1583-1590

  Zhang, Xiaopeng ^a   Alber, Sean ^a   Watkins, Simon C ^a   Kochanek, Patrick M ^a,c   Marion, Donald W ^a   Graham, Steven H ^a,b   Clark, Robert S B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cysteine protease; Head injury; Inflammation; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; ENZYME PRECURSOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN INJURIES; CASPASE 7; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33751569687     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.23.1583     Document Type: Article

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