Cytoprotective effects of melatonin on astroglial cells subjected to palmitic acid treatment in vitro

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-264

  Wang, Zhen ^a   Liu, Dexiang ^a   Wang, Juntao ^a   Liu, Shangming ^a   Gao, Ming ^a   Ling, Eng Ang ^b   Hao, Aijun ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

apoptosis; astrocytes; melatonin; melatonin receptor; palmitic acid

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; PALMITIC ACID; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ATTENUATION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOKINES; CYTOPROTECTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PALMITIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84856762393     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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