Taurine Protects Immature Cerebellar Granullar Neurons against Acute Alcohol Administration

Autor: Elena Y. Taranukhina, Simo S. Oja, Markku Pelto-Huikko, Irina M. Djatchkova, Pirjo Saransaari, Andrey G. Taranukhin
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ISBN: 9780387756806
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75681-3_16
Popis: Acute ethanol administration causes extensive apoptosis throughout the nervous system. We studied the protective effect of taurine on alcohol-induced apoptosis in the cerebellum of developing mice. Taurine rescued a part of immature neurons by markedly reducing caspase-3 immunoreactivity and the number of TUNEL-positive cells in most cerebellar lobules.
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