Cyclosporin-A inhibits constitutive nitric oxide synthase activity and neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthase expressions after spinal cord injury in rats

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-251

  Diaz Ruiz, Araceli ^a   Vergara, Paula ^b   Perez Severiano, Francisca ^a   Segovia, Jose ^b   Guizar Sahagún, Gabriel ^c,d   Ibarra, Antonio ^c,d   Ríos, Camilo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Neuroprotection; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 17644392107     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-005-2447-0     Document Type: Article

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