Impairment of brain endothelial glucose transporter by methamphetamine causes blood-brain barrier dysfunction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methamphetamine (METH), an addictive psycho-stimulant drug with euphoric effect is known to cause neurotoxicity due to oxidative stress, dopamine accumulation and glial cell activation. Here we hypothesized that METH-induced interfer...

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Main Authors: Murrin L Charles, Szlachetka Adam M, Alikunju Saleena, Abdul Muneer P M, Haorah James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Online Access:http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/6/1/23