Protective effect of acetyl-L-carnitine on the apoptotic pathway of peripheral neuropathy

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 820-827

  Di Cesare Mannelli, Lorenzo ^a   Ghelardini, C ^a   Calvani, M ^b   Nicolai, R ^b   Mosconi, L ^b   Vivoli, E ^a   Pacini, A ^a   Bartolini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Sigma Tau SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALCAR; Caspase 3; Cytochrome C; Neuropathic pain; XIAP

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; GABAPENTIN; LEVACECARNINE; X LINKED INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROMES C; CYTOSOL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HYPERALGESIA; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 34547994382     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05722.x     Document Type: Article

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