Enhancing expression of Nrf2-driven genes protects the blood-brain barrier after brain injury

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 10240-10248

  Zhao, Jing ^a   Moore, Anthony N ^a   Redell, John B ^a   Dash, Pramod K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Capillary; Endothelial cells; Neurovascular unit; TBI; Tight junction proteins

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SULFORAPHANE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN INJURIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 34548850603     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1683-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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