Sildenafil enhances neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis in ischemic brain of middle-aged mouse.

Adult neural stem cells give rise to neurons, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes. Aging reduces neural stem cells. Using an inducible nestin-CreER(T2)/R26R-yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) mouse, we investigated the effect of Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, on nestin lineage ne...

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Main Authors: Rui Lan Zhang, Michael Chopp, Cynthia Roberts, Min Wei, Xinli Wang, Xianshuang Liu, Mei Lu, Zheng Gang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485244?pdf=render