Spirulina platensis protects neurons via suppression of glial activation and peripheral sensitization leading to restoration of motor function in collagen-induced arthritic rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 739-748

  Patro, Nisha ^a   Sharma, Arpita ^a   Kariaya, Keerti ^a   Patro, Ishan ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Collagen induced arthritis; Microglia; Neuroprotection; Spinal cord; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; AIF1 PROTEIN, RAT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN H; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPIRULINA; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPIRULINA;

RATTUS; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 80054010148     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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