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A novel treatment of global cerebral ischaemia with a glycine partial agonist
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A novel treatment of global cerebral ischaemia with a glycine partial agonist

Dag K.J.E. Von Lubitz, R.C.-S. Lin, Robert J. McKenzie, Thomas M. Devlin and R. Tyler McCabe
European journal of pharmacology, v 219(1)
1992
PMID: 1327834

Abstract

1-Aminocyclopropanecarboylic acid Gerbil Global ischaemia Glycine receptors NMDA receptors
Chronic treatment of gerbils with 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid (a high affinity, partial agonist at strychnine-insensitive glycine receptors) resulted in a 3-fold increase in survival, a significant improvement in neurological status, and an extensive protection of vulnerable brain regions following severe forebrain ischaemia. A bolus of 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid 30 min prior to ischaemia did not further improve outcome compared to gebrils receiving their last injection 24 h to ischaemia. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that chronic treatment with a glycine partial agonist desensitizes the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex. Pharmacological intervention at the strychnine-insensitive glycine receptor may be an effective means of ameliorating the consequences of neuronal degeneration caused by excitotoxic phenomena.

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