Agmatine prevents the Ca2+-dependent induction of permeability transition in rat brain mitochondria

Amino Acids

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 431-437

  Battaglia, V ^a   Grancara, S ^a   Satriano, J ^b   Saccoccio, S ^c,d   Agostinelli, E ^c,d   Toninello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Ca2+; Mitochondrial permeability transition; Rat brain mitochondria; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CALCIUM ION; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BIOENERGY; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL ENERGY; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE;

RATTUS;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 77953056325     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0402-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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