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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2018

Vitexin protects dopaminergic neurons in MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

Ming Hu, Fangming Li, Weidong Wang

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ming HuDepartment of Neurology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Fangming LiDepartment of Neurology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Weidong WangDepartment of Neurology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Southern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease which is characterized by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc).

methodsIn this study, the neuroprotective effect of vitexin (Vit), a flavonoid compound isolated from

resultsOn SH-SY5Y cells, methyl-4-phenylpyridine (MPP

conclusionTaken together, this study demonstrated that Vit protected dopaminergic neurons against MPP

Indexed as

1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumAnimalsApigeninApoptosisCells, CulturedCell SurvivalChromonesDisease Models, AnimalDopaminergic NeuronsDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Structure1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-oneApigeninChromonesInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMorpholinesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktvitexinMPTPneuroprotectiveParkinson’s diseasePI3K/Aktvitexin

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PMID29588573
PMCPMC5859909
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