Nicotine Inhibits Microglial Proliferation and Is Neuroprotective in Global Ischemia Rats

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1480-1488

  Guan, Yan Zhong ^a,b   Jin, Xiu Dong ^b   Guan, Li Xin ^b   Yan, Hua Cheng ^a   Wang, Pu ^a   Gong, Zhi ^a   Li, Shu Ji ^a   Cao, Xiong ^a   Xing, Yan Li ^a   Gao, Tian Ming ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MUDANJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microglia; Neuronal death; Nicotine; Proliferation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROGLIA; WISTAR RAT;

ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84939891670     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8825-3     Document Type: Article

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