Calpain inhibition restores basal autophagy and suppresses MNU-induced photoreceptor cell death in mice

In Vivo

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-623

  Kuro, Maki ^a   Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko ^a   Uehara, Norihisa ^a   Miki, Hisanori ^a   Takahashi, Kanji ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Calpain; MNU; Mouse; Photoreceptor; Retina; SNJ 1945

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5; CALPAIN; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CASPASE 3; FODRIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED LIGHT CHAIN 3; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; NITROSOUREA; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SNJ 1945; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 79960630905     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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