| Literature DB >> 24905548 |
Burak Yulug1, Lütfü Hanoglu2, Ertugrul Kilic3, Wolf Rüdiger Schabitz4.
Abstract
Besides its well known antibiotic activity rifampicin exerts multiple brain protective functions in acute cerebral ischemia and chronic neurodegeneration. The present mini-review gives an update of the unique activity of rifampicin in different diseases including Parkinson's disease, meningitis, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and optic nerve injury.Entities:
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Meningitis; Optic nerve injury; Parkinson's disease; Rifampicin; Stroke
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24905548 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.05.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res Bull ISSN: 0361-9230 Impact factor: 4.077