Neuroprotection of muscarinic receptor agonist pilocarpine against glutamate-induced apoptosis in retinal neurons

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-275

  Zhou, Wei ^a   Zhu, Xu ^a   Zhu, Liang ^a   Cui, Yong Yao ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Qi, Hong ^a   Ren, Qiu Shi ^b   Chen, Hong Zhuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glutamate induced apoptosis; Muscarinic receptor agonist; Neuroprotection; Pilocarpine; Retinal neuron

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM ION; CASPASE 3; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUSCARINIC AGENT; PILOCARPINE; PIRENZEPINE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GLAUCOMA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION; GLAUCOMA; GLUTAMIC ACID; HOMEOSTASIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PILOCARPINE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

RATTUS;

EID: 39149107417     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-007-9251-0     Document Type: Article

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