Role of glutathione and other antioxidants in the inhibition of apoptosis and mesenchymal transition in rabbit lens epithelial cells

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 7149-7156

  Wang, H J ^a   Zhu, J ^b   Zheng, G Y ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Catalase; Glutathione; Lens epithelial cells; Mesenchymal transition; Reactive oxygen species; Transforming growth factor beta 2

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; MESSENGER RNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; ACTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS EPITHELIAL CELL; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; TIME FACTOR;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CATALASE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84907148375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2014.September.1.1     Document Type: Article

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