Abstract |
(-) Deprenyl (selegeline) is a monoamine oxidase B ( MAO-B) inhibitor, but it also exerts several effects independent of MAO-B inhibition. For example, it has been shown to improve neuronal survival in different neurodegenerative models. In the present study, we have tested whether (-) deprenyl attenuates the neuronal damage in the hippocampus that is induced in a model of transient global ischemia in gerbils. (-) Deprenyl was administered 1) at a low daily dose starting two weeks before occlusion, 2) at a single high dose administered 3h after occlusion, or 3) at a low daily dose for one or two weeks after occlusion. A nonsignificant trend of reduced neuronal damage in the hippocampal CA1 area was seen in all experimental groups treated with (-) deprenyl, regardless of the timing of treatment. The results together with previous evidence suggest that (-) deprenyl may protect CA1 neurons from ischemia-induced delayed death by several possible mechanisms, including the suppression of oxidative stress and apoptotic processes.
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Authors | J Kuhmonen, J Jolkkonen, A Haapalinna, J Sivenius |
Journal | Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)
(J Neural Transm (Vienna))
Vol. 107
Issue 7
Pg. 779-86
( 2000)
ISSN: 0300-9564 [Print] Austria |
PMID | 11005543
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Selegiline
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Topics |
- Animals
- Brain Ischemia
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Cell Death
(drug effects, physiology)
- Female
- Gerbillinae
- Hippocampus
(blood supply, drug effects, pathology)
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Pyramidal Cells
(drug effects, pathology)
- Selegiline
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
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