Radix angelica sinensis that contains the component Z-ligustilide promotes adult neurogenesis to mediate recovery from cognitive impairment

Current Neurovascular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 304-315

  Xin, Jiawei ^a   Zhang, Junjian ^a   Yang, Ying ^a   Deng, Min ^a   Xie, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion; Cognitive impairment; Neurogenesis; Neuroprotection; Radix Angelica Sinensis; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 65; LIGUSTILIDE; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPATIAL MEMORY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ADULT STEM CELLS; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROGENESIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84888270784     PISSN: 15672026     EISSN: 18755739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/15672026113109990023     Document Type: Article

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