Shikonin protects mouse brain against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through its antioxidant activity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 643, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 211-217

  Wang, Zhenhua ^a   Liu, Ting ^a   Gan, Lu ^a   Wang, Ting ^a   Yuan, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Chen, Hanying ^a   Zheng Qiusheng, Q ^a,b  

^a SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cerebral ischemia reperfusion; Neuroprotection; Shikonin

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CORN OIL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NORPHENAZONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SHIKONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 77955267120     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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