Melatonin activates the Nrf2-ARE pathway when it protects against early brain injury in a subarachnoid hemorrhage model

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-137

  Wang, Zhong ^a   Ma, Chao ^a   Meng, Cheng Jie ^a   Zhu, Guo Qing ^b   Sun, Xue Bo ^a   Huo, Lei ^b   Zhang, Jian ^b   Liu, Hui Xiang ^a   He, Wei Chun ^c   Shen, Xu Ming ^d   Shu, Zhang ^d   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Zhangjiagang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^d Department of Surgery   (China)

Author keywords

early brain injury; melatonin; nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2; subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE A1; HEME OXYGENASE 1; KELCH LIKE ECH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; MELATONIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84862217131     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2012.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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