Ceramide is the key mediator of oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in retinal photoreceptor cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1432-1444

  Sanvicens, Nuria ^a   Cotter, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Oxidative stress; Photoreceptor; Retina; Sphingomyelinase

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALPAIN; CASPASE; CATHEPSIN D; CERAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENDOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROLYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CASPASES; CATHEPSIN D; CELL LINE; CERAMIDES; DESIPRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTORECEPTORS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

EID: 33746874469     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03977.x     Document Type: Article

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