Proteases, the Extracellular Matrix and Cell Death: lessons from the overexcited brain
Monday, April 28, 2008 Welch Hall (2nd floor)
3:45 pm. Refreshments 4:00 p.m. Lecture
Recommended Review Article:
Kaul M, Lipton SA. (2005) Experimental and potential future therapeutic approaches for HIV-1 associated dementia targeting receptors for chemokines, glutamate and erythropoietin. Neurotoxicity Research 276(20): 16593-16596
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Chu K, Lee ST, Sinn DI, et al. (2007) Pharmacological induction of ischemic tolerance by glutamate transporter-1 (EAAT2) upregulation. Stroke 38(1):177-182
Penkowa M, Florit S, Giralt M, et al. (2005) Metallothionein reduces central nervous system inflammation, neuro degeneration, and cell death following kainic acid-induced epileptic seizures Journal of Neuroscience Research 79(4):522-534
Kaur J, Zhao ZG, Klein GM, et al. (2004) The neurotoxicity of tissue plasminogen activator? Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 24(9): 945-963
Finlay M, Clements JM, et al. (2004) Reduction of excitotoxicity and associated leukocyte recruitment by a broad-spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor Journal of Neurochemistry 89(6): 1378-1386
Swanson, R. A.; Ying, W.; Kaupinnen, T.M. (2004) Astrocyte influences on ischemic neuronal death Current Molecular Medicine 4(2):193-205
