Inhibitory effects of crocetin on high glucose-induced apoptosis in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells and its mechanism

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-363

  Meng, Lingdong ^a,b   Cui, Lianqun ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Akt; Apoptosis; Crocetin; Endothelial cell; eNOS; High glucose

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; 2-(4-MORPHOLINYL)-8-PHENYL-4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; CROCETIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NOS3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME; UMBILICAL VEIN;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CAROTENOIDS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMONES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MORPHOLINES; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 46249125060     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-001-1164-y     Document Type: Article

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