Pregnenolone sulfate, a naturally occurring excitotoxin involved in delayed retinal cell death

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2380-2391

  Cascio, C ^a,d   Guarneri, R ^a   Russo, D ^b,c   De Leo, G ^c   Guarneri, M ^e   Piccoli, F ^d   Guarneri, P ^a,b  

^a Istituto di Biologia dello Sviluppo   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Patol Cell e Molecolare   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Neuropsichiatria   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Apoptosis; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate ester; DNA fragmentation; NMDA receptors; Pregnenolone sulfate; Progesterone; Superoxide dismutase; Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ESTRADIOL; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROTOXINS; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETINA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034025340     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0742380.x     Document Type: Article

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