Inhibitory effect of PACAP on caspase activity in neuronal apoptosis: A better understanding towards therapeutic applications in neurodegenerative diseases

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 26-37

  Dejda, Agnieszka ^a,b,c,d   Jolivel, Valérie ^a,b,c,e   Bourgault, Steve ^a,b,c,f   Seaborn, Tommy ^a,b,c   Fournier, Alain ^c,f   Vaudry, Hubert ^a,b   Vaudry, David ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c International Associated Laboratory Samuel de Champlain   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^e Quantitative Imaging in Drug Development (QUIDD)   (France)

^f INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Neuroprotection; PACAP

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 11; CASPASE 12; CASPASE 2; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 4; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME C; DEATH RECEPTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; PROTEIN BCL 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, DEATH DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 58149103328     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-008-9087-1     Document Type: Review

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