Inhibitors of interleukin-1 β-converting enzyme-family proteases (caspases) prevent apoptosis without affecting decreased cellular ability to reduce 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide in cerebellar granule neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 793, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 231-243

  Harada, Jun ^a   Sugimoto, Masahiko ^a  

^a DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cerebellar granule cell; CPP32; ICE family protease

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRANULE CELL; MAMMAL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CASPASE 1; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; COLORING AGENTS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0032543146     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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