Abstract |
The effect of the selective Na(+)/H(+) antiporter inhibitor 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)-amiloride ( EIPA) on cerebral ischemia/ reperfusion injury was evaluated in the Mongolian gerbil. Ischemia was induced in unanaesthetized gerbils by a 5-min period of bilateral common carotid artery occlusion followed by reperfusion for 6 days. Two groups of gerbils were injected intraperitoneally with either dimethyl sulfoxide ( DMSO; 10 microl) or EIPA (5 mg/kg in 10 microl DMSO) 30 min prior to ischemia. The increase in locomotor activity in the EIPA-treated group was significantly less than that of the control group at both 24 h and 6-day post- ischemia. The extent of CA1 pyramidal neuron loss was significantly reduced in the EIPA-treated group in comparison with that of DMSO treated controls. These results suggest that EIPA can protect cerebral neurons from ischemia/reperfusion injury and implicates acidosis and Na(+)/H(+) exchange as a causative factor in such injury.
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Authors | J W Phillis, A Y Estevez, L L Guyot, M H O'Regan |
Journal | Brain research
(Brain Res)
Vol. 839
Issue 1
Pg. 199-202
(Aug 21 1999)
ISSN: 0006-8993 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 10482815
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Neuroprotective Agents
- Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers
- Amiloride
- ethylisopropylamiloride
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Topics |
- Amiloride
(analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Animals
- Brain Ischemia
(prevention & control)
- Gerbillinae
- Hippocampus
(blood supply, drug effects, pathology)
- Male
- Neurons
(drug effects)
- Neuroprotective Agents
(pharmacology)
- Reperfusion Injury
(prevention & control)
- Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers
(antagonists & inhibitors)
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