Methamphetamine is not Toxic but Disrupts the Cell Cycle of Blood–Brain Barrier Endothelial Cells

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-17

  Fisher, D ^a   Gamieldien, K ^a,b   Mafunda, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bEnd5 cells; Blood brain barrier (BBB); BrdU; Cell cycle; Methamphetamine; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHAMPHETAMINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CELL CYCLE; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

EID: 84929945841     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: 14763524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12640-015-9520-5     Document Type: Article

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