ACh receptors link two signaling pathways to neuroprotection against glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in isolated RGCs

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 214-226

  Asomugha, Chinwe O ^a   Linn, David M ^b   Linn, Cindy L ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Akt; Excitotoxicity; Neuroprotection; P38 mitogen activated protein kinase; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38 INHIBITOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN P53; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EXCITOTOXICITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 71649107815     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06447.x     Document Type: Article

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