Neuroprotective effect of Scutellaria baicalensis on spinal cord injury in rats

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1276-1287

  Yune, Tae Y ^b   Lee, Jee Y ^b   Cui, Chun M ^b   Kim, Ho C ^a   Oh, Tae H ^a,b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptotic cell death; Inflammation; Neuroprotection; Oxidative stress; Scutellaria baicalensis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; GLIOSIS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICROGLIA; MYELITIS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

RATTUS; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 67651156234     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06214.x     Document Type: Article

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