Megestrol acetate inhibits the expression of cytoplasmic aromatase through nuclear C/EBPβ in reperfusion injury-induced ischemic rat hippocampus

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 654, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-225

  Kelicen Ugur, Pelin ^a   Lule, Sevda ^a   Cincioglu, Mehtap ^a   Pekiner, Can ^a   Gursoy Ozdemir, Yasemin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

(Rat); Aromatase; C EBP ; Carotid artery occlusion; Megestrol acetate; Transient global ischemia

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN BETA; MEGESTROL ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951682956     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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