Diets enriched in foods with high antioxidant activity reverse age-induced decreases in cerebellar β-adrenergic function and increases in proinflammatory cytokines

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 6114-6120

  Gemma, Carmelina ^a,b   Mesches, Michael H ^a,c   Sepesi, Boris ^c   Choo, Kevin ^c   Holmes, Douglas B ^c   Bickford, Paula C ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Cerebellum; Cytokines; Inflammation; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; MALONALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN RADICAL; RIBONUCLEASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; WATER;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPLE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY;

EID: 0037101641     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-14-06114.2002     Document Type: Article

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