Methylmercury-mediated inhibition of 3H-D-aspartate transport in cultured astrocytes is reversed by the antioxidant catalase

Brain Research

Volumn 902, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 92-100

  Allen, Jeffrey W ^a   Mutkus, Lysette A ^a   Aschner, Michael ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Astrocytes; Catalase; Glutamate transporter; Methylmercury; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; DITHIOTHREITOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLMERCURY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TROLOX C;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INHIBITION KINETICS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATALASE; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMANS; DINITROBENZENES; DITHIOTHREITOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REDUCING AGENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 0035947014     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02375-7     Document Type: Article

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