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Provedor de dados: 	47	
País: 	Argentina	
Título: 	Agmatine inhibits hypoxia-induced TNF-alpha release from cultured retinal ganglion cells	
Autores: 	Hong,Samin; Park,Kyoungsoo; Kim,Chan Yun; Seong,Gong Je.	
Data: 	2008-08-01	
Ano: 	2008	
Palavras-chave: 	Retinal ganglion cell; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; Hypoxia; Agmatine.	
Resumo: 	The effect of hypoxia on the release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in transformed rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and the effect of agmatine on the hypoxia-induced production of TNF-alpha in RGCs were evaluated. RGCs were cultured under hypoxic conditions with 5% oxygen, with or without 100&amp;#956;M agmatine. The expression levels of TNF-alpha and its receptor-1 (TNF-R1) were investigated by Western blot analysis. After 6 hours of hypoxia, we noted an increase in TNF-alpha production in RGCs. Agmatine significantly reduced TNF-alpha level after 12 hours of hypoxic treatment. The expression of TNF-R1 was not affected by the hypoxia or agmatine treatment. Our results show that agmatine inhibits the TNF-alpha production of RGCs in hypoxic condition. These results demonstrate a possible neuroprotective mechanism for agmatine against hypoxic damage in RGCs.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/other	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-95452008000200006	
Editor: 	Sociedad Latinoamericana de Microscopía Electrónica.; Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (Mendoza, Argentina)	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Biocell  v.32 n.2 2008	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess