Knockdown of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor attenuates excitotoxicity and enhances NMDA-induced BDNF expression in cortical neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 777-789

  Lin, Chun Hua ^a,b   Chen, Chien Chang ^c   Chou, Chih Ming ^a   Wang, Chen Yu ^a   Hung, Chia Chi ^a   Chen, Julia Y ^d   Chang, Heng Wei ^a   Chen, Yung Chuan ^c   Yeh, Gean Chan ^d   Lee, Yi Hsuan ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kang Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; CAMP responsive element binding protein; Excitotoxicity; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BATH; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXCITOTOXICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CREB-BINDING PROTEIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 70349900389     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06364.x     Document Type: Article

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