Thiol antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, activates extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway in articular chondrocytes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 789-794

  Li, Wen Qing ^a   Dehnade, Faramaze ^a   Zafarullah, Muhammad ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Arthritis; Chondrocytes; Free radicals; Protein kinases

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PYRROLIDINE DITHIOCARBAMATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034618768     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3385     Document Type: Article

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