MUSCIMOL PREVENTS NEURONAL INJURY-INDUCED BY NMDA

被引:41
作者
OHKUMA, S [1 ]
CHEN, SH [1 ]
KATSURA, M [1 ]
CHEN, DZ [1 ]
KURIYAMA, K [1 ]
机构
[1] KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIV MED,DEPT PHARMACOL,KAMIKYO KU,KYOTO 602,JAPAN
关键词
GABA(A)-RECEPTOR AGONIST; NMDA RECEPTOR; NEURONAL INJURY;
D O I
10.1254/jjp.64.125
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effect of muscimol on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced injury of primary cultured cerebral cortical neurons was examined. NMDA induced a dose-dependent leakage of LDH activity, which was significantly inhibited by (+/-)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo-[a,d]cyclopentan-5,10-imine (MK-801). Muscimol significantly reduced the NMDA-induced increase of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage, and bicuculline abolished this protective effect of muscimol. Similarly, muscimol reduced the NMDA-induced increase in trypan blue staining of the cells, and bicuculline suppressed this inhibitory action of muscimol. These results suggest that GABAA-receptor stimulation exerts a protective action against the neuronal injury induced by NMDA-receptor activation.
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页码:125 / 128
页数:4
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