Galantamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, reduces brain damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia in newborn rats
Galantamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, reduces brain damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia in newborn rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.06.011
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发表时间:
2014-10-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Sameshima, Hiroshi
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作者:
Furukawa, Seishi;Yang, Li;Sameshima, Hiroshi
Aim: Our aim is to elucidate whether galantamine, known as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, reduces brain damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia (HI).Study design: 7-day-old Wistar rats were used. Rats were subjected to left carotid artery ligation followed by 2 h of hypoxia (8% oxygen). We injected galantamine intraperitoneally just before hypoxia (5.0 mg/kg, n=14; 2.5 mg/kg, n=9; 1.0 mg/kg, n=11) and after hypoxia (5.0 mg/kg, n=7) to determine its neuroprotective effect. An equivalent volume of saline was administered as a control before (n=31) and after hypoxic load (n=7). We also examined the production of IL-1 beta in the ligated hemisphere side after injection of galantamine (prior hypoxia; 5.0 mg/kg, n=7) or saline (n=8). Brains were analyzed 7 days after HI.Results: Two of the 5.0 mg/kg galantamine pre-treated rats and a post-treated rat died during experiments. The remaining survived and 5.0 mg/kg galantamine pre-treated rats showed a marked reduction of brain damage (p