Effects of N-acetylcysteine and ebselen on arachidonic acid release from astrocytes and neurons cultured in normoxic or simulated ischemic conditions

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 941-946

  Pawlas, Natalia ^a,b   Nierwińska, Katarzyna ^c   Stolecka, Anna ^c   Gabryel, Bozena ^a   Pudełko, Anna ^a   Małecki, Andrzej ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d Da browa Górnicza   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Astrocyte; Ebselen; Ischemia; N acetylcysteine; Neuron

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; EBSELEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MECHANISM; ISCHEMIA; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 70549113233     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1734-1140(09)70153-7     Document Type: Article

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