Protection of cultured rat cortical neurons from excitotoxicity by asarone, a major essential oil component in the rhizomes of Acorus gramineus

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 591-599

  Cho, Jungsook ^a   Ho Kim, Young ^b   Kong, Jae Yang ^c   Ha Yang, Chae ^d   Gook Park, Chang ^d  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^d Kyungsan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3H MK 801 binding; Asarone; Cortical neurons; Excitotoxicity; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA); Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ACORUS GRAMINEUS EXTRACT; ALPHA ASARONE; ASARONE; BETA ASARONE; DIZOCILPINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; MK 804; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; IC 50; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ACORUS; ANIMALS; ANISOLES; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

ACORUS; ACORUS GRAMINEUS;

EID: 0037150754     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)01729-0     Document Type: Article

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