Uridine protects cortical neurons from glucose deprivation-induced death: Possible role of uridine phosphorylase

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 695-707

  Choi, Ji Woong ^a   Shin, Chan Young ^b   Choi, Min Sik ^a   Yoon, Seo Young ^a   Ryu, Jong Hoon ^c   Lee, Jae Chul ^d   Kim, Won Ki ^d   El Kouni, Mahmoud H ^e   Ko, Kwang Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical neuron; Glucose deprivation; Middle cerebral artery occlusion reperfusion; Uridine; Uridine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

5 (PHENYLTHIO)ACYCLOURIDINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; MESSENGER RNA; NITROBENZYLTHIOINOSINE; URIDINE; URIDINE DERIVATIVE; URIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; UPREGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN INFARCTION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOSE; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; URIDINE; URIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

EID: 46349086123     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0409     Document Type: Article

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