Epigallocatechin-3-gallate reduces retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury by attenuating neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression and activity

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-646

  Peng, Pai Huei ^a,c   Ko, Mei Lan ^b   Chen, Chau Fong ^c  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b General Hsin Chu Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

apoptosis; epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG); glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); ischemia reperfusion; retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CATECHIN; CELL DEATH; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NADP; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 41049110008     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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