Neuroprotective effects of berberine on stroke models in vitro and in vivo

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 447, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Zhou, Xi Qiao ^a   Zeng, Xiao Ning ^a   Kong, Hui ^a   Sun, Xiu Lan ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Berberine; Ischemia reperfusion; Mitochondria; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; BERBERINE; CYTOCHROME C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; BERBERINE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHROMES C; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PC12 CELLS; RATS; REPERFUSION; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 54249167953     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.09.064     Document Type: Article

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