Carnitine reduces the lipoperoxidative damage of the membrane and apoptosis after induction of cell stress in experimental glaucoma

Cell Death and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Calandrella, N ^a   De Seta, C ^a   Scarsella, G ^a   Risuleo, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Control of apoptosis; Experimental glaucoma; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CASPASE 3; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UBIQUITIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RETINA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARNITINE; CELL MEMBRANE; GLAUCOMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960022081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20414889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2010.40     Document Type: Article

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