Apoptotic and neurotoxic actions of 4-para-nonylphenol are accompanied by activation of retinoid X receptor and impairment of classical estrogen receptor signaling

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 144, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 334-347

  Litwa, E ^a   Rzemieniec, J ^a   Wnuk, A ^a   Lason, W ^a   Krzeptowski, W ^b   Kajta, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Caspases; Estrogen receptors; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Primary neuronal cell cultures; Retinoid X receptor

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIESTROGEN; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CASPASE; DIAZEPINYLBENZOIC ACID; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RETINOID X RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZOATES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CASPASES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; HIPPOCAMPUS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; PHENOLS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84906824875     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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