Effect of dexamethasone on nitric oxide synthase and caspase-3 gene expressions in endotoxemia in neonate rat brain

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-186

  Wang, Hua ^a   Wu, Yu Bin ^a   Du, Xiu Hua ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Benxi Woman and Child Hospital ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Brain; Caspase 3; Endotoxemia; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CASP3 PROTEIN, RAT; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, RAT; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT; NOS3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEMALE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 23744489988     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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