Ginsenoside Rb1 regulates the expressions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and caspase-3 and induces neurogenesis in rats with experimental cerebral ischemia

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 393-399

  Gao, Xiao Qing ^b   Yang, Chao Xian ^b   Chen, Gui Jun ^b   Wang, Ge Ying ^c   Chen, Bo ^b   Tan, Shu Kai ^b   Liu, Juan ^a   Yuan, Qiong Lan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BDNF; Caspase 3; Cerebral ischemia; Ginsenoside Rb1; MNSS; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE 3; EOSIN; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; HEMATOXYLIN; NESTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MODIFIED NEUROLOGICAL SEVERITY SCORE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE 3; GINSENOSIDES; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 78049411236     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.033     Document Type: Article

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