Inflammasomes are neuroprotective targets for sex steroids

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-143

  Slowik, Alexander ^a   Beyer, Cordian ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astroglia; Estrogen; Inflammasome; Microglia; Neuroinflammation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

INFLAMMASOME; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; IMMUNOLOGY; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; INFLAMMASOMES; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84941176283     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.02.013     Document Type: Article

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