Neuroprotective effect of erythropoietin-loaded composite microspheres on retinal ganglion cells in rats

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-342

  Rong, Xianfang ^a   Mo, Xiaofen ^a   Ren, Tiantian ^b   Yang, Sixing ^b   Yuan, Weien ^b   Dong, Jingyan ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Erythropoietin (EPO); Neuroprotection; Retinal ganglion cells; Sustained release

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROSPHERE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIDE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INJURY; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DEXTRANS; DRUG CARRIERS; EMULSIONS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MICROSPHERES; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 79959623710     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: 18790720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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