The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-selective antagonist, methyllycaconitine, partially protects against β-amyloid 1-42 toxicity in primary neuron-enriched cultures

Brain Research

Volumn 1022, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 254-256

  Martin, Shelley E ^a   De Fiebre, Nancy Ellen C ^a   De Fiebre, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Dihydro erythroidine; Methyllycaconitine; MTT; Neuroprotection; Nicotinic receptor

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACONITINE; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN (1 42); AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (1-42); BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN;

ACONITINE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; MICE; NEURONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 4444222410     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.07.016     Document Type: Article

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