Tissue Kallikrein Alleviates Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Activating the B2R-ERK1/2-CREB-Bcl-2 Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Rats

Diabetes mellitus (DM) substantially increases the risk of ischemic stroke and reduces the tolerance to ischemic insults. Tissue kallikrein (TK) has been demonstrated to protect neurons from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in orthoglycemic model by activating the bradykinin B2 receptor (B2R). Cons...

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Main Authors: Ruifeng Shi, Kunxiong Yuan, Bin Hu, Hongfei Sang, Lizhi Zhou, Yi Xie, Lili Xu, Qinqin Cao, Xin Chen, Lingling Zhao, Yunyun Xiong, Gelin Xu, Xinfeng Liu, Ling Liu, Renliang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1843201