Optic nerve and vitreal inflammation are both RGC neuroprotective but only the latter is RGC axogenic

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 441-454

  Ahmed, Zubair ^a   Aslam, Mudasser ^a   Lorber, Barbara ^a   Suggate, Ellen L ^a   Berry, Martin ^a   Logan, Ann ^a  

^a Neuropharmacology and Neurobiology Section   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Macrophages; M ller cells; Neurite outgrowth; RGC survival axon regeneration; Zymosan

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR P75; RHO FACTOR; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LENS; MUELLER CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; AXONAL TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GROWTH CONES; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; OPTIC NEURITIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VITREOUS BODY; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 73049102435     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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