Melatonin attenuates neuronal apoptosis through up-regulation of K+–Cl− cotransporter KCC2 expression following traumatic brain injury in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 241-250

  Wu, Haijian ^a,b   Shao, Anwen ^a   Zhao, Mingfei ^a   Chen, Sheng ^a   Yu, Jun ^a   Zhou, Jingyi ^a   Liang, Feng ^a   Shi, Ligen ^a   Dixon, Brandon J ^c   Wang, Zhen ^a   Ling, Chenhan ^a   Hong, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Jianmin ^a,d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

K+ Cl cotransporter 2; melatonin; neuronal apoptosis; neuroprotection; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE 3; MELATONIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER 2;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84982804511     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12344     Document Type: Article

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