Neuroactive steroids protect retinal tissue through sigma1 receptors.
Bucolo
Claudio
C
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. bucocla@unict.it
Drago
Filippo
F
D000818:Animals; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017480:Receptors, sigma / Q000187:drug effects; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000097605:Sigma-1 Receptor
D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D004958:Estradiol; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D017480:Receptors, sigma; D000097605:Sigma-1 Receptor