Glucose transporters regulation on ischemic brain: Possible role as therapeutic target

Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-325

  Espinoza Rojo, Mónica ^a   Iturralde Rodríguez, Karen Ivonne ^a,b   Chánez Cárdenas, María Elena ^b   Ruiz Tachiquín, Martha Eugenia ^c   Aguilera, Penélope ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Glucose deprivation; Glucose transporter; Glutamate induced excitotoxicity; Hypoxia; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ESTROGEN; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 3; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL FUNCTION; DEPOLARIZATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME REGULATION; EXCITOTOXICITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MRNA EXPRESSION LEVEL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE INJURY; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GARLIC; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ESTROGENS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GARLIC; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; MITOCHONDRIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; UP-REGULATION; VITAMIN E;

EID: 79955449620     PISSN: 18715249     EISSN: 18756166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152410793429755     Document Type: Article

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