Neuroprotective effects of hydroxysafflor yellow A against excitotoxic neuronal death partially through down-regulation of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1353-1360

  Yang, Q ^a   Yang, Z F ^b   Liu, S B ^a   Zhang, X N ^a   Hou, Y ^a   Li, X Q ^a   Wu, Y M ^a   Wen, A D ^b   Zhao, Ming Gao ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis Glutamate; Hydroxysafflor yellow A; Neuron; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROXYSAFFLOR YELLOW A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; EXCITOTOXICITY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CELL DEATH; CHALCONE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; QUINONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77957841900     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0191-6     Document Type: Article

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