Proinflammatory cytokines and apoptosis following glutamate-induced excitotoxicity mediated by p38 MAPK in the hippocampus of neonatal rats
V Chaparro-Huerta, MC Rivera-Cervantes… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 rise during neuronal damage and
activate the apoptotic mitogen-activated protein kinase p38. We studied apoptosis, the levels
of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, and the cell type producing TNF-α in rats at 8, 10, and 14 days of
age after neonatal exposure to glutamate, which induces neuronal damage. TNF-α
production was significantly increased by glutamate, but inhibited by SB203580 (a p38
inhibitor). TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 mRNA levels increased, but SB203580 did not modify their …
activate the apoptotic mitogen-activated protein kinase p38. We studied apoptosis, the levels
of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, and the cell type producing TNF-α in rats at 8, 10, and 14 days of
age after neonatal exposure to glutamate, which induces neuronal damage. TNF-α
production was significantly increased by glutamate, but inhibited by SB203580 (a p38
inhibitor). TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 mRNA levels increased, but SB203580 did not modify their …
