Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by Quercetin: Counteracting Oxidative Stress and More

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Costa, Lucio G ^a,b   Garrick, Jacqueline M ^a   Roquè, Pamela J ^a   Pellacani, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PHENOLS;

ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS; NATURAL COMPOUNDS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS; NUTRACEUTICALS; PHYTOESTROGENES; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS;

FLAVONOIDS;

ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE 2; PHYTOESTROGEN; QUERCETIN; SIRTUIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; AUTOPHAGY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; HUMANS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOESTROGENS; QUERCETIN;

EID: 84958230820     PISSN: 19420900     EISSN: 19420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/2986796     Document Type: Review

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