Synergistic depletion of astrocytic glutathione by glucose deprivation and peroxynitrite: Correlation with mitochondrial dysfunction and subsequent cell death

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1989-1998

  Ju, Chung ^a   Yoon, Keum Na ^a   Oh, Yu Kyoung ^b   Kim, Hyoung Chun ^c   Shin, Chan Young ^d   Ryu, Jae Ryun ^d   Ko, Kwang Ho ^d   Kim, Won Ki ^a,e,f,g  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^g Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glucose deprivation; Glutathione; Mitochondrial transmembrane potential; Nitric oxide; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; PEROXYNITRITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DEATH; CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL METABOLISM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLSIDOMINE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; PENICILLAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ANIMALIA; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0034006325     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0741989.x     Document Type: Article

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