Role of free radicals and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 in the development of spinal cord injury: new potential therapeutic targets

S Cuzzocrea, T Genovese - Current medicinal chemistry, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Oxidative stress results from an oxidant/antioxidant imbalance, an excess of oxidants and/or
a depletion of antioxidants. A vast amount of circumstantial evidence implicates oxygen …

Panax ginseng ginsenoside-Rg2 protects memory impairment via anti-apoptosis in a rat model with vascular dementia

G Zhang, A Liu, Y Zhou, X San, T Jin, Y Jin - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2008 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Ginsenosides, the major active ingredients of
Panax ginseng, produce a variety of pharmacological or physiological responses with …

Visual field analysis in patients with Parkinson's disease

O Yenice, S Onal, I Midi, E Ozcan, A Temel… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To evaluate visual field changes in patients with Parkinson's disease.
METHODS: Standard automated perimetry of 14 patients (28 eyes) with Parkinson's disease …

Neural progenitor cells are protected against MPTP by MAO-B inhibitors

XJ He, K Uetsuka, H Nakayama - Neurotoxicology, 2008 - Elsevier
Neurotoxic effects of MPTP on the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system are thought to be
initiated by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+), a metabolite formed by the monoamine …