Heterogeneous effects of distinct tocopherol analogues on NO release, cell volume, and cell death in microglial cells

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 86, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3526-3535

  Sacha, Beata ^a   Zierler, Susanna ^a   Lehnardt, Seija ^b   Weber, Joerg R ^b   Kerschbaum, Hubert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Microglia; Nitric oxide; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CARBOXYPHENYL) 4,4,5,5 TETRAMETHYLIMIDAZOLINE 1 OXYL 3 OXIDE; 3,3 BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1 HYDROXY 2 OXOTRIAZENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOGUANIDINE; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURFACE; CELL VOLUME; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; GLIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROGLIA; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 59349084483     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21811     Document Type: Article

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