Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq) Jack plays a role in neuronal protection in kainic acid-treated rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-263

  Tang, Nou Ying ^a   Liu, Chung Hsiang ^a   Su, Shan Yu ^a   Jan, Ya Min ^a   Hsieh, Ching Tou ^b   Cheng, Chin Yi ^a   Shyu, Woei Cherng ^a   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Kainic acid; Microglia; Nnitric Oxide Synthase (NOS); Uncaria rhynchophylla

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; KAINIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; UNCARIA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UNCARIA;

EID: 77951673399     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10007828     Document Type: Article

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