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ArticleNeurochemical research2008

Increased nitric oxide production and GFAP expression in the brains of influenza A/NWS virus infected mice.

Chiako Watanabe, Hisashi Kawashima, Kouji Takekuma, Akinori Hoshika, Yasuo Watanabe

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chiako WatanabeDepartment of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan. chiako@tokyo-med.ac.jp
Hisashi Kawashima
Kouji Takekuma
Akinori Hoshika
Yasuo Watanabe
Tokyo Medical University · JPNihon Pharmaceutical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cause of influenza to the brain was investigated using the A/NWS/33 influenza virus infected BALB/c mouse model. NOS-2 mRNA levels in the infected mouse brain was greater than in control mice in all brain regions examined, particularly in the olfactory bulb and hippocampus by 1 day p.i. On the contrary, no differences in NOS-1 or NOS-3 mRNA levels were found between infected and control mice. There was also a marked increase in the levels of metabolites of nitric oxide in the olfactory bulb and hippocampus. Immunohistochemistry showed positive staining for anti-NOS-2 primarily in the hippocampus of infected mice. Further, anti-NOS-2 and GFAP staining was mostly found around capillary blood vessels of the hippocampus starting early in the course of the disease. These results indicate that the NWS enhances the activation of astrocytes and NOS-2 expression which in turn enhances NO production and the expansion of capillary blood vessels.

Indexed as

Influenza A virusAnimalsBody WeightBrainGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINos2 protein, mouseNos3 protein, mouse

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PMID18080188
PMCPMC2295255
OpenAlexW2032986235

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