title: [Ras-MAPK signaling pathway activated via brain-derived neurotrophic factor].
abstract: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)is the richest neurophin in brain tissue and may act as an activity-dependent neuronal survival factor. In vitro, BDNF plays an important role in preventing cortical neurons from hypoxia-induced neurotoxicity. It could induce a variety of cellular responses such as cell growth, survival, differentiation, and anti-apoptosis mainly via activating mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMK) signaling pathways. And among these multiple signaling pathways there is growing evidence of complicated cross talk.
authors.affiliation: West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases