Bcl-2 expression using retrograde transport of adenoviral vectors inhibits cytochrome c-release and caspase-1 activation in motor neurons of mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (G93A) transgenic mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 350, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-20

  Yamashita, Satoshi ^a   Mita, Shuji ^b   Kato, Shinsuke ^c   Okado, Haruo ^d,e   Ohama, Eisaku ^c   Uchino, Makoto ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kumamoto Saishunsou National Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Bcl 2; Caspase 1; Cytochrome c; G93A mice; Retrograde transport

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; CYTOCHROME C; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; PROTEIN BCL 2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0142075285     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00817-6     Document Type: Article

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