| Literature DB >> 18197471 |
Tao T Zhang1, Jimcy Platholi, Paul M Heerdt, Hugh C Hemmings, H Y L Tung.
Abstract
Protein phosphatase-2A (PP-2A) interacts with several regulators of cell death pathways and is therefore a potential component of signaling pathways linking global cerebral ischemia to cell death. Using a novel procedure to quantify PP-2A activity, we find that cardiac arrest with resuscitation and reperfusion leads to activation of PP-2A by 1.6-fold in pig brain extract and by 3.4-fold after partial purification of PP-2A. This is the first demonstration of PP-2A activation in a clinically relevant model of transient global cerebral ischemia. These results suggest that inhibition of PP-2A activity may be neuroprotective in global cerebral ischemia.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18197471 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-007-9074-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Metab Brain Dis ISSN: 0885-7490 Impact factor: 3.584