Metallothionein induces a regenerative reactive astrocyte phenotype via JAK/STAT and RhoA signalling pathways

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-106

  Leung, Y K J ^a   Pankhurst, M ^a   Dunlop, S A ^b   Ray, S ^a   Dittmann, J ^a   Eaton, E D ^a   Palumaa, P ^c   Sillard, R ^c   Chuah, M I ^a   West, A K ^a   Chung, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Astrogliosis; Regeneration; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; JANUS KINASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; STAT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; AXONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; RATS; REGENERATION; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 72749118269     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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