title: Effects of retinoic acid on ischemic brain injury-induced neurogenesis.
abstract: Neurogenesis can be induced by pathological conditions such as cerebral ischemia. However the molecular mechanisms or modulating reagents of the reactive neurogenesis after the cerebral ischemia are poorly characterized. Retinoic acid (RA) has been shown to increase neurogenesis by enhancing the proliferation and neuronal differentiation of forebrain neuroblasts. Here, we examined whether RA can modulate the reactive neurogenesis after the cerebral ischemia. In contrast to our expectation, RA treatment decreased the reactive neurogenesis in subventricular zone (SVZ), subgranular zone (SGZ) and penumbral region. Furthermore, RA treatment also decreased the angiogenesis and gliosis in penumbral region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan 602-739, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sun-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Kyu-Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-In
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Hak-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chi-Dae
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min-Kyoung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Myoung-Eun
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Kyung-Pil
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Bong-Seon
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Bong
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sae-Ock
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin