Low Dose Nicotine Attenuates Aβ Neurotoxicity through Activation Early Growth Response Gene 1 Pathway

Maoqiang Xue; Liuwei Zhu; Jie Zhang; Jinhua Qiu; Guicheng Du; Zhiliang Qiao; Guanghui Jin; Fengguang Gao; Qiqing Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0120267

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Low Dose Nicotine Attenuates Aβ Neurotoxicity through Activation Early Growth Response Gene 1 Pathway

Maoqiang Xue ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Maoqiang Xue, Liuwei Zhu

Affiliations College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China, Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Liuwei Zhu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Maoqiang Xue, Liuwei Zhu

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Jie Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Jinhua Qiu,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Guicheng Du,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Zhiliang Qiao,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Guanghui Jin,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Fengguang Gao,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Science, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China
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Qiqing Zhang

* E-mail: zhangqiq@xmu.edu.cn

Affiliations College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R.China, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Material of Tianjin, Tianjin, 300192, P.R.China
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Low Dose Nicotine Attenuates Aβ Neurotoxicity through Activation Early Growth Response Gene 1 Pathway

Maoqiang Xue,
Liuwei Zhu,
Jie Zhang,
Jinhua Qiu,
Guicheng Du,
Zhiliang Qiao,
Guanghui Jin,
Fengguang Gao,
Qiqing Zhang

Published: March 27, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120267

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