| Literature DB >> 12850061 |
Liu Jian-Hui1, Jiang Bo, Bao Yong-Ming, An Li-Jia.
Abstract
Exposure of rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells to Cuscuta chinensis glycoside induced neuronal differentiation with resulting outgrowth of neurites and increase of acetylcholinesterase activity. A specific inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase, PD98059, prevented this effect of C. chinensis on PC12 cells. These results suggested that C. chinensis glycoside induced neuronal differentiation in PC12 cells linked to the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascade.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12850061 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-5748(03)00040-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Dev Neurosci ISSN: 0736-5748 Impact factor: 2.457