Expression of the translocator protein of 18 kDa by microglia, macrophages and astrocytes based on immunohistochemical localization in abnormal human brain

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-328

  Cosenza Nashat, M ^a,b   Zhao, M L ^a   Suh, H S ^a   Morgan, J ^c   Natividad, R ^b   Morgello, S ^d   Lee, S C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; HIV encephalitis; Human; Multiple sclerosis; Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CARRIER PROTEIN; TRANSLOCATOR PROTEIN OF 18 KDA; TRANSLOCATOR PROTEIN OF 18 KDA ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPENDYMA CELL; FEMALE; GLIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SIMIAN VIRUS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STROKE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; WHITE MATTER;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MACROPHAGES; MICROGLIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; STROKE;

EID: 65349120620     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2008.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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