Neuroprotection by nicotine against colchicine-induced apoptosis is mediated by PI3-kinase--Akt pathways.

Huang, Xiaohui

Neuroprotection by nicotine against colchicine-induced apoptosis is mediated by PI3-kinase--Akt pathways. [electronic resource] - The International journal of neuroscience Jun 2012 - 324-32 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1563-5279

10.3109/00207454.2012.657377 doi


Animals
Animals, Newborn
Apoptosis--drug effects
Bungarotoxins--pharmacology
Cell Survival--drug effects
Cerebral Cortex--drug effects
Colchicine--antagonists & inhibitors
JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors
MAP Kinase Signaling System--drug effects
Neurons--drug effects
Neuroprotective Agents--antagonists & inhibitors
Nicotine--antagonists & inhibitors
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase--physiology
Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
Primary Cell Culture
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt--antagonists & inhibitors
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptors, Nicotinic--physiology
Signal Transduction--drug effects
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors