Inhibition of the connexin 43 elevation may be involved in the neuroprotective activity of leptin against brain ischemic injury

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 871-879

  Deng, Zi Hui ^a   Liao, Jie ^a   Zhang, Jin Ying ^a   Liang, Chen ^a   Song, Cui Hong ^a   Han, Ming ^a   Wang, Lu Huan ^a   Xue, Hui ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a   Zabeau, Lennart ^b   Tavernier, Jan ^b   Yan, Guang Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain ischemia; Connexin 43; Glutamate; Leptin

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; 2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; CASPASE 3; CONNEXIN 43; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PROTEIN BCL 2; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPERFUSION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONNEXIN 43; LEPTIN; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 84904276654     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: 15736830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-014-0066-5     Document Type: Article

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