L-glutamate enhances methylmercury toxicity by synergistically increasing oxidative stress

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-289

  Amonpatumrat, Sirirat ^a,c   Sakurai, Hiroyuki ^a   Wiriyasermkul, Pattama ^a,b   Khunweeraphong, Narakorn ^a,b   Nagamori, Shushi ^b   Tanaka, Hidekazu ^b   Piyachaturawat, Pawinee ^c   Kanai, Yoshikatsu ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; L glutamate; Methylmercury; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOADIPIC ACID; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; METHYLMERCURY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 56649108204     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08118FP     Document Type: Article

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