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Role of secondary mediators in caffeine-mediated neuroprotection in maneb- and paraquat-induced Parkinson's disease phenotype in the mouse.
Neurochemical research - 1 Apr 2012
Yadav Sharawan, Gupta Satya Prakash, Srivastava Garima, Srivastava Pramod Kumar, Singh Mahendra Pratap
Abstract excerpt
Maneb and paraquat are known to induce Parkinson's disease (PD) phenotype, however, caffeine offers neuroprotection. Nitric oxide (NO) acts an important mediator in PD phenotype and tyrosine kinase (TK), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) are known to regulate its production. The present study aimed to elucidate the role of caffeine in the regulation of NO production...
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