Artemisinin Prevents Glutamate-Induced Neuronal Cell Death Via Akt Pathway Activation

Artemisinin is an anti-malarial drug that has been in use for almost half century. Recently, novel biological effects of artemisinin on cancer, inflammation-related disorders and cardiovascular disease were reported. However, neuroprotective actions of artemisinin against glutamate-induced oxidative...

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Main Authors: Shao-Peng Lin, Wenjun Li, Ali Winters, Ran Liu, Shao-Hua Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00108/full