Emerging role of NF-kB in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy

Current Signal Transduction Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-42

  Jayakumar, A R ^a,b   Norenberg, M D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Ammonia; Astrocytes; Brain edema; Glutamate uptake; Hepatic encephalopathy; MAPKs; Nuclear factor kappa B, oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN EDEMA; CELL SWELLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84861927144     PISSN: 15743624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157436212799278197     Document Type: Review

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