Beta-adrenergic receptor agonists and antagonists counteract LPS-induced neuronal death in retinal cultures by different mechanisms.

Arai, Kunizo

Beta-adrenergic receptor agonists and antagonists counteract LPS-induced neuronal death in retinal cultures by different mechanisms. [electronic resource] - Brain research Sep 2003 - 176-86 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0006-8993

10.1016/s0006-8993(03)03156-1 doi


Adrenergic beta-Agonists--pharmacology
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists--pharmacology
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Anti-Inflammatory Agents--pharmacology
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal--pharmacology
Calcium Channel Blockers--pharmacology
Cell Death--drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Dexamethasone--pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Interactions
Enzyme Inhibitors--pharmacology
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein--metabolism
Immunohistochemistry--methods
In Situ Nick-End Labeling--methods
Indomethacin--pharmacology
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase--metabolism
Lipopolysaccharides--antagonists & inhibitors
NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester--pharmacology
Nerve Tissue Proteins--drug effects
Neuroglia--drug effects
Neurons--cytology
Nitric Oxide--metabolism
Nitric Oxide Synthase--metabolism
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Nitrites--metabolism
Rats
Retina--cytology
Transcription Factors
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid--metabolism