Inhibitory effects of isoquinoline alkaloid berberine on ischemia-induced apoptosis via activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway

International Neurourology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 115-125

  Kim, Mia ^a   Shin, Mal Soon ^b   Lee, Jae Min ^b   Cho, Han Sam ^b   Kim, Chang Ju ^b   Kim, Young Joon ^b   Choi, Hey Ran ^b   Jeon, Jung Won ^c  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Berberine; Brain ischemia; Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinases; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; CASPASE 3; CD11B ANTIGEN; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REACTIVE ASTROGLIOSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEP-DOWN PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84907392800     PISSN: 20934777     EISSN: 20936931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5213/inj.2014.18.3.115     Document Type: Article

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