Spirulina and C-phycocyanin reduce cytotoxicity and inflammation-related genes expression of microglial cells

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 252-256

  Chen, Jin Cherng ^a,b   Liu, Kris Sun ^c   Yang, Ting Ju ^d   Hwang, Juen Haur ^a,b   Chan, Yin Ching ^d   Lee, I Te ^e  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BV 2 cells; C phycocyanin; Cytotoxicity; Gene expression; Inflammation; Lipopolysaccharide; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PHYCOCYANIN; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PTGS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 GENE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE; INTERLEUKIN 6 GENE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA GENE; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; SPIRULINA;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHYCOCYANIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SPIRULINA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84871210737     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: 14768305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1476830512Y.0000000020     Document Type: Article

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