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ArticleNeural regeneration research2018

Quinacrine pretreatment reduces microwave-induced neuronal damage by stabilizing the cell membrane.

Xue-Feng Ding, Yan Wu, Wen-Rui Qu, Ming Fan, Yong-Qi Zhao

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xue-Feng DingDepartment of Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yan WuDepartment of Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Wen-Rui QuHand & Foot Surgery and Reparative & Reconstructive Surgery Center, Orthopedic Hospital of the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Ming FanDepartment of Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yong-Qi ZhaoDepartment of Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Beijing Institute of Education · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quinacrine, widely used to treat parasitic diseases, binds to cell membranes. We previously found that quinacrine pretreatment reduced microwave radiation damage in rat hippocampal neurons, but the molecular mechanism remains poorly understood. Considering the thermal effects of microwave radiation and the protective effects of quinacrine on heat damage in cells, we hypothesized that quinacrine would prevent microwave radiation damage to cells in a mechanism associated with cell membrane stability. To test this, we used retinoic acid to induce PC12 cells to differentiate into neuron-like cells. We then pretreated the neurons with quinacrine (20 and 40 mM) and irradiated them with 50 mW/cm

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cell apoptosiscell membranecell necrosisheat shockheat shock protein 70irradiationmicrowavenerve cellsnerve regenerationneural regenerationquinacrinethermal effect

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PMID29623929
PMCPMC5900507
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