Mohammad Sayyah

[ 1 ] - Upregulation of Connexins 30 and 32 Gap Junctions in Rat Hippocampus at Transcription Level by Chronic Central Injection of Lipopolysaccharide

Background: Gap junctions composed of connexins (Cx) are functional in cell defense by propagation of toxic/death molecules to neighboring cells. Hippocampus, one of the brain regions with particular vulnerability to damage, has a wide network of gap junctions. Functional response of astrocytic Cx30 and neuronal Cx32 to hippocampal damage is unknown. Methods: We infused lipopolysaccharide (LPS)...