In vivo influence of ceramide accumulation induced by treatment with a glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor on ischemic neuronal cell death

Brain Research

Volumn 1018, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-77

  Hisaki, Harumi ^a   Shimasaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Ueta, Nobuo ^a   Kubota, Masaru ^a   Nakane, Makoto ^a   Nakagomi, Tadayoshi ^a   Tamura, Akira ^a   Masuda, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular and molecular biology; Ceramide; D PDMP; Delayed neuronal cell death; Membrane composition and cell surface macromolecules

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; DEXTRO THREO 1 PHENYL 2 DECANOYLAMINO 3 MORPHOLINO 1 PROPANOL; FATTY ACYL SPHINGOSINE; GALACTOSYLCERAMIDE; N HEPTADECANOYL DEXTRO GALACTOSYLCERAMIDE; N HEPTADECANOYL DEXTRO SPHINGOMYELIN; N HEPTADECANOYL DEXTRO SPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GERBIL; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CERAMIDES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GERBILLINAE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDES; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NERVE DEGENERATION; SPHINGOSINE;

EID: 3242725083     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.05.042     Document Type: Article

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