The essential nutrient pyrroloquinoline quinone may act as a neuroprotectant by suppressing peroxynitrite formation

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1015-1024

  Zhang, Yumin ^a   Rosenberg, Paul A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Neurotoxicity; NMDA receptor; Reactive nitrogen species; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYCLIC GMP; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINSIDOMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; PYRROLOQUINOLINEQUINONE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOREBRAIN; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FETUS; MOLSIDOMINE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; PQQ COFACTOR; QUINOLONES; QUINONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0036459383     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02169.x     Document Type: Article

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