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The organotellurium compound ammonium trichloro(dioxoethylene-0,0') tellurate enhances neuronal survival and improves functional outcome in an ischemic stroke model in mice.

Abstract
Ammonium trichloro(dioxoethylene-0,0') tellurate (AS101) is a non-toxic organotellurium compound with pleiotropic activities. It was recently shown to induce production of the neurotrophic factor glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and to rescue neuronal-like PC-12 cells from neurotrophic factor deprivation-induced apoptosis. In this study, we show that AS101 improves functional outcome and reduces brain damage in a mouse model of focal ischemic stroke. Both pre-stroke and post-stroke intraperitoneal treatments with AS101 reduced infarct size and edema and improved the neurological function of the animals. AS101 treatments reduced both apoptotic and inflammatory caspase activities, and also inhibited protein tyrosine nitration suggesting that AS101 suppresses oxidative stress. Studies of cultured neurons showed that AS101 confers protection against apoptosis induced by either glucose deprivation or the lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal. Moreover, AS101 treatment reduced glutamate-induced intracellular calcium elevation, a major contributor to neuronal death in stroke. As AS101 has an excellent safety profile in humans, our pre-clinical data suggest a potential therapeutic benefit of AS101 in patients suffering from stroke and other neurodegenerative conditions.
AuthorsEitan Okun, Thiruma V Arumugam, Sung-Chun Tang, Marc Gleichmann, Michael Albeck, Benjamin Sredni, Mark P Mattson
JournalJournal of neurochemistry (J Neurochem) Vol. 102 Issue 4 Pg. 1232-41 (Aug 2007) ISSN: 0022-3042 [Print] England
PMID17542809 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Ethylenes
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • ammonium trichloro(dioxoethylene-O,O'-)tellurate
  • Caspases
  • Glucose
  • Calcium
Topics
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Calcium (metabolism)
  • Caspases (metabolism)
  • Cell Survival (drug effects)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Ethylenes (therapeutic use)
  • Glucose (deficiency)
  • Hypoxia (drug therapy)
  • Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery (drug therapy, pathology, physiopathology)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neurons (drug effects)
  • Neuroprotective Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Rats
  • Time Factors

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