Melatonin inhibits arsenite-induced peripheral neurotoxicity

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Lin, Anya M Y ^a,b   Feng, S F ^b   Chao, P L ^b   Yang, C H ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenite; Dorsal root ganglion explants; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Melatonin; Mitochondria; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CASPASE 12; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MELATONIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; ARSENOUS ACID DERIVATIVE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEME OXYGENASE 1; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY AND INTOXICATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARSENITES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HEME OXYGENASE-1; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MALE; MELATONIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 57149146338     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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