Possible involvement of induction of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the neuroprotective effect of a 5-phenylpyrimidine derivative

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1019-1023

  Matsumoto, Kayo ^a   Yamamoto, Kyoko ^a   Karasawa, Yasuko ^a   Hino, Noriko ^a   Nakamura, Atsushi ^a   Takahashi, Masayoshi ^a   Araki, Hiroaki ^a,c   Okuyama, Shigeru ^a   Choshi, Tominari ^b   Sugino, Eiichi ^b   Hibino, Satoshi ^b   Yoshimoto, Makoto ^a  

^a TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Phenylpyrimidine; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Neuronal survival; Primary cortical neuron; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL)PYRIMIDINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FU 248; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0042261657     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(03)00462-3     Document Type: Article

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