Regulation of gap junction channels by infectious agents and inflammation in the CNS

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Castellano, Paul ^a,b   Eugenin, Eliseo A ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Hemichannel; HIV; Microglia; Oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOWN REGULATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE;

EID: 84901308106     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00122     Document Type: Review

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