Involvement of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5, AKT/PI3K Signaling and NF-κB pathway in methamphetamine-mediated increase in IL-6 and IL-8 expression in astrocytes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Methamphetamine (MA) is one of the commonly used illicit drugs and the central nervous system toxicity of MA is well documented. The mechanisms contributing to this toxicity have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effect of MA on the ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/52 |