NCX1 and NCX3: Two new effectors of delayed preconditioning in brain ischemia

Substantial evidence has established that a short sub-lethal brain ischemia applied before a prolonged harmful ischemic episode confers ischemic neuroprotection, a phenomenon named ischemic preconditioning. Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) isoforms, NCX1, NCX2, and NCX3, are plasmamembrane ionic transporter...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Pignataro, Francesca Boscia, Elga Esposito, Rossana Sirabella, Ornella Cuomo, Antonio Vinciguerra, Gianfranco Di Renzo, Lucio Annunziato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
AKT
NCX
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996111003391