Inhibitory effect of the neuroprotective agent idebenone on arachidonic acid metabolism in astrocytes

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 370, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-167

  Civenni, Gianluca ^c   Bezzi, Paola ^a   Trotti, Davide ^a   Volterra, Andrea ^a   Racagni, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Astrocyte; Cyclooxygenase; Idebenone; Lipoxygenase; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

IDEBENONE; INDOMETACIN; LIPOXYGENASE; PIROXICAM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPUS; MACROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; BENZOQUINONES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033007106     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00127-2     Document Type: Article

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