Endothelin-1 is over-expressed in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and induces motor neuron cell death

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-171

  Ranno, Eugenia ^a,b   D'Antoni, Simona ^a   Spatuzza, Michela ^a   Berretta, Antonio ^a   Laureanti, Floriana ^b   Bonaccorso, Carmela M ^c   Pellitteri, Rosalia ^a   Longone, Patrizia ^d   Spalloni, Alida ^d   Iyer, Anand M ^e   Aronica, Eleonora ^e,f   Catania, Maria Vincenza ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrocyte; Endothelin; Motor neuron; Reactive gliosis

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ASTROCYTE; ENDOTHELIN; MOTOR NEURON; REACTIVE GLIOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894225322     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: 1095953X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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