Rhinacanthus nasutus extracts prevent glutamate and amyloid-β neurotoxicity in HT-22 mouse hippocampal cells: Possible active compounds include lupeol, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 5074-5097

  Brimson, James M ^a   Brimson, Sirikalaya J ^a   Brimson, Christopher A ^b   Rakkhitawatthana, Varaporn ^a   Tencomnao, Tewin ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid ; Glutamate; Herbal medicine; Neuron degeneration; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; BETA AMYRIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEXANE; LUPEOL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANT; GAMMA-SITOSTEROL; GLUTATHIONE; PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY;

ACANTHACEAE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SITOSTEROLS; STIGMASTEROL;

EID: 84860208454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13045074     Document Type: Article

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