Lipoic acid protects C6 cells against ammonia exposure through Na+-K+-Cl- co-transporter and PKC pathway

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2041-2048

  Bobermin, Larissa Daniele ^a   Souza, Diogo Onofre ^a   Gonçalves, Carlos Alberto ^a   Quincozes Santos, André ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ammonia; C6 astroglial cells; Glutamatergic metabolism; Lipoic acid; NKCC1; S100B secretion

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTEIN S100B; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIA; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROPROTECTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMMONIA; C6 ASTROGLIAL CELLS; GLUTAMATERGIC METABOLISM; LIPOIC ACID; NKCC1; S100B SECRETION;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; S100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS; SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 12, MEMBER 2; THIOCTIC ACID;

EID: 84882980066     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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