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eflornithine and Nervous System Diseases

eflornithine has been researched along with Nervous System Diseases in 2 studies

Eflornithine: An inhibitor of ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway.
eflornithine : A fluoroamino acid that is ornithine substituted by a difluoromethyl group at position 2.

Nervous System Diseases: Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Putrescine plays a very important role in the regulation of division, differentiation and maturation of cells as well as apoptosis."2.50[The importance of putrescine in the human body]. ( Lachowski, M; Zdrojewicz, Z, 2014)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (50.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Zdrojewicz, Z1
Lachowski, M1
Markwell, MA1
Berger, SP1
Paul, SM1

Reviews

1 review available for eflornithine and Nervous System Diseases

ArticleYear
[The importance of putrescine in the human body].
    Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online), 2014, Apr-10, Volume: 68

    Topics: Apoptosis; Cell Differentiation; Cell Division; Cell Membrane; Eflornithine; Hirsutism; Homeostasis;

2014

Other Studies

1 other study available for eflornithine and Nervous System Diseases

ArticleYear
The polyamine synthesis inhibitor alpha-difluoromethylornithine blocks NMDA-induced neurotoxicity.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1990, Jul-17, Volume: 182, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Biogenic Polyamines; Cells, Cultured; Eflornithine; Female; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; N-Met

1990