Opuntia ficus-indica attenuates neuronal injury in in vitro and in vivo models of cerebral ischemia

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 257-262

  Kim, Jung Hoon ^a   Park, Shin Mi ^a   Ha, Hyun Joo ^a   Moon, Chang Jong ^a   Shin, Tae Kyun ^a   Kim, Jung Mi ^a   Lee, Nam Ho ^a   Kim, Hyoung Chun ^b   Jang, Kyung Jin ^b   Wie, Myung Bok ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Global ischemia; Hippocampal neurons; N methyl d aspartate; Opuntia ficus indica; Oxygen glucose deprivation

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; GLUCOSE; KAINIC ACID; METHANOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA EXTRACT; OXYGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; GERBIL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL HYPOXIA; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; GERBILLINAE; NEURONS; OPUNTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 32544455318     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.017     Document Type: Article

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