Prodigiosin inhibits gp91(phox) and iNOS expression to protect mice against the oxidative/nitrosative brain injury induced by hypoxia-ischemia.

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Summary

The results indicate that prodigiosin reduces gp91(phox) and iNOS expression possibly by impairing NF-κB activation, which compromises the activation of microglial and/or inflammatory cells, which then mediates prodigioin's protective effect in the MCAo/r mice.

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Published
2011-11-15
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Keywords

Prodigiosin, Nitric oxide, Hypoxia (environmental), Nitric oxide synthase, Reactive oxygen species

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