Ammonia induces upregulation of aquaporin-4 in neocortical astrocytes of rats through the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1888-1892

  Pan, Cai Fei ^a   Zhu, Sheng Mei ^a   Zheng, Yue Ying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Aquaporin 4; Astrocytes; Mitogen activated protein kinases; Phospho p38

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AQUAPORIN 4; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 4; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMIDAZOLES; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 78649626946     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.14.011     Document Type: Article

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