Flavonoid baicalein attenuates activation-induced cell death of brain microglia

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 638-645

  Suk, Kyoungho ^a,b   Lee, Heasuk ^a   Kang, Sang Soo ^a   Cho, Gyeong Jae ^a   Choi, Wan Sung ^a,b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE 12 LIPOXYGENASE; BAICALEIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 11; FLAVONOID; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; STAT1 PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARACHIDONATE 12-LIPOXYGENASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICROGLIA; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; PLOIDIES; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TRANSFECTION; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 0037404413     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.047373     Document Type: Article

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