Redox characterization of usnic acid and its cytotoxic effect on human neuron-like cells (SH-SY5Y)

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 304-314

  Rabelo, Thallita Kelly ^a   Zeidán Chuliá, Fares ^b   Vasques, Laura Milán ^b   dos Santos, João Paulo Almeida ^b   da Rocha, Ricardo Fagundes ^b   Pasquali, Matheus Augusto de Bittencourt ^b   Rybarczyk Filho, José Luiz ^b   Araújo, Adriano Antunes Souza ^a   Moreira, José Claudio Fonseca ^b   Gelain, Daniel Pens ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cellular viability; Free radicals; Oxidative stress; SH SY5Y cells; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; USNIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL VIABILITY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BENZOFURANS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84856493537     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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