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ArticleNeural regeneration research2012

Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate promotes neurite outgrowth of cortical neurons cultured in vitro.

Zheng Zhang, Xing Zhou, Xiaowen Zhou, Xiao Xu, Minjing Liao, Li Yan, Ruohua Lv, Huanmin Luo

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors.

Zheng ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Xing ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiaowen ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiao XuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Minjing LiaoDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Li YanDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Ruohua LvDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Huanmin LuoDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China ; Institute of Brain Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China ; Joint Laboratory for Brain Function and Health, Jinan University and the University of Hong Kong, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral cortical neurons from neonatal rats were cultured in the presence of methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (MDHB; 2, 4, and 8 μM). Results showed that MDHB significantly promoted neurite outgrowth and microtubule-associated protein 2 mRNA expression, and increased neuronal survival in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, MDHB induced brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression. These findings suggest that MDHB has a neurotrophic effect, which may be due to its ability to increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression.

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brain-derived neurotrophic factormethyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoateneural regenerationneurite outgrowthneurodegenerative diseases

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PMID25722684
PMCPMC4341277

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