Astaxanthin improves stem cell potency via an increase in the proliferation of neural progenitor cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5109-5119

  Kim, Jeong Hwan ^a   Nam, Soo Wan ^a   Kim, Byung Woo ^a   Choi, Woobong ^a   Lee, Jong Hwan ^a   Kim, Wun Jae ^b   Choi, Yung Hyun ^a,c  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Neural progenitor cells; PI3K; Proliferation; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; ASTAXANTHIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; 2-(2-AMINO-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE; 2-(4-MORPHOLINYL)-8-PHENYL-4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL POTENCY; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMONES; FLAVONOIDS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; MORPHOLINES; NEURAL STEM CELLS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 78650979180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11125109     Document Type: Article

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