Tetramethylpyrazine promotes the proliferation and migration of brain endothelial cells

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-32

  Zhang, Mingshun ^a   Gao, Feng ^b   Teng, Fengmeng ^b   Zhang, Chunbing ^b,c  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Proliferation; Soluble FasL; Tetramethylpyrazine; VEGF

Indexed keywords

FAS LIGAND; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; VASCULOTROPIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL LINE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGUSTICUM; LIGUSTICUM WALLIICHI; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION; VASCULAR DISEASE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; MICE; PYRAZINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84901435248     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2169     Document Type: Article

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