Neuroprotective effects of the β-carboline abecarnil studied in cultured cortical neurons and organotypic retinal cultures

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1488-1495

  Ruscher, Karsten ^a,b   Rzeczinski, Stefan ^a   Thein, Elisabeth ^a   Freyer, Dorette ^a   Victorov, Ilya V ^c   Lam, Tim T ^d   Dirnagl, Ulrich ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d Pharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abecarnil; Cortical neuron; Excitotoxicity; Neuroprotection; Organotypic retinal culture; Oxygen glucose deprivation

Indexed keywords

ABECARNIL; BETA CARBOLINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXCITOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BETA CAROTENE; CARBOLINES; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUCOSE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA;

EID: 34248186156     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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