Isoliquiritigenin isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis protects neuronal cells against glutamate-induced mitochondrial dysfunction

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 421, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 658-664

  Yang, Eun Ju ^a   Min, Ju Sik ^a   Ku, Hyun Yeong ^a   Choi, Hoon Sung ^a   Park, Moon ki ^b   Kim, Min Kyu ^c   Song, Kyung Sik ^a   Lee, Dong Seok ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Sun General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis inducing factor (AIF); Glutamate; Isoliquiritigenin (ISL); Mitochondrial dysfunction; Neuronal cells; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; EXCITOTOXICITY; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CELL LINE; CHALCONES; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84861225244     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.04.053     Document Type: Article

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