Physiology and pathophysiology of carnosine

Physiological Reviews

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1803-1845

  Boldyrev, Alexander A ^a,b,c,d   Aldini, Giancarlo ^a,b,c,d   Derave, Wim ^a,b,c,d  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF NEUROLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; ADVANCED LIPOXIDATION END PRODUCT; ANSERINE; BETA ALANINE; CADMIUM; CARNOSINE; CARNOSINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; COBALT; COPPER ION; CYTOSOLIC NONSPECIFIC DIPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDE; ENZYME; HISTIDINE; HUMAN SERUM CARNOSINASE; IMIDAZOLE; METAL ION; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NICKEL; NITRIC OXIDE; OPHIDINE; PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER 1; PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER 2; PROTEIN PHT1; PROTEIN PHT2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHELATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EYE DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ISCHEMIA; LIVER INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARNOSINE; DIPEPTIDASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84885711135     PISSN: 00319333     EISSN: 15221210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00039.2012     Document Type: Review

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