Aloysia gratissima prevents cellular damage induced by glutamatergic excitotoxicity

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1294-1302

  Zeni, Ana L B ^a,b   Vandresen Filho, Samuel ^a,c   Dal Cim, Tharine ^a   Martins, Wagner C ^a   Bertoldo, Daniela B ^a   Maraschin, Marcelo ^a   Tasca, Carla I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aloysia gratissima; cell viability; ferulic acid; neuroprotection; quinolinic acid

Indexed keywords

ALOYSIA GRATISSIMA EXTRACT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINOLINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; COUMARIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALOYSIA GRATISSIMA; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EXCITOTOXICITY; GLUTAMATERGIC EXCITOTOXICITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; METABOLISM; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; VERBENACEAE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; COUMARIC ACIDS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUINOLINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEIZURES; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 84906324144     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12250     Document Type: Article

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