The neuroprotective effects of phytoestrogen α-zearalanol on β-amyloid-induced toxicity in differentiated PC-12 cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 670, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 392-398

  Dong, Yilong ^a,b   Yang, Nan ^a   Liu, Yanyong ^a   Li, Qing ^a   Zuo, Pingping ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Zearalanol; Apoptosis; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZERANOL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INCUBATION TIME; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOPROTECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PC12 CELLS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; ZERANOL;

EID: 80755139582     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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