The contribution of various NOS gene products to HIV-1 coat protein (gp120)-mediated retinal ganglion cell injury.
Dreyer E, Zurakowski D, Gorla M, Vorwerk C, Lipton S. The contribution of various NOS gene products to HIV-1 coat protein (gp120)-mediated retinal ganglion cell injury. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1999, 40: 983-9. PMID: 10102296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthaseHIV-1 coat proteinRetinal ganglion cell injuryIsoforms of NOSNitric oxideNeuronal nitric oxide synthaseGanglion cell injuryRetinal ganglion cellsPresence of nNOSNOS-deficient miceWild-type miceNeuronal lossExcitotoxic pathwayIntravitreal injectionGanglion cellsGp120 toxicityNeuronal pathologyNOS inhibitorOxide synthaseHIV-1Cell injuryControl animalsNervous systemGp120Pathologic states