The neuroprotection of puerarin against cerebral ischemia is associated with the prevention of apoptosis in rats

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 585-591

  Xu, Xiaohong ^a,b   Zhang, Shaomin ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a,b   Yan, Weimin ^a   Zheng, Xiaoxiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Cerebral Ischemia; Neuroprotection; Puerarin; Xiap

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DIZOCILPINE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PUERARIN; X LINKED INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERARIA; RAT; REPERFUSION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 23644460137     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871261     Document Type: Article

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