Allicin protects rat cortical neurons against mechanical trauma injury by regulating nitric oxide synthase pathways

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-21

  Zhou, Yue fei ^a   Li, Wen tao ^b   Han, Hong cheng ^c   Gao, Da kuan ^a   He, Xiao sheng ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Song, Jin ning ^b   Fei, Zhou ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Xi'an Central Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Akt; ERK; Nitric oxide synthase; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; ALLICIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AKT; ERK; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN INJURIES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84888085064     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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