Baicalein alters PI3K/Akt/GSK3β signaling pathway in rats with diabetes-associated cognitive deficits

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1993-2000

  Qi, Zhonghua ^a   Xu, Yinghui ^a   Liang, Zhanhua ^a   Li, Sheng ^a   Wang, Jie ^a   Wei, Yi ^a   Dong, Bin ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Akt; Baicalein; Diabetes associated cognitive decline; Glycogen synthase kinase 3 ; Neuroprotection; Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BAICALEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3BETA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES ASSOCIATED COGNITIVE DEFICIT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

RATTUS;

EID: 84926306829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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