CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING-FACTOR ANTAGONIST REDUCES ISCHEMIC HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONAL INJURY

被引:67
作者
LYONS, MK
ANDERSON, RE
MEYER, FB
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN, DEPT NEUROL SURG, CEREBRAL VASC RES LAB, 200 1ST ST SW, ROCHESTER, MN 55905 USA
[2] MAYO CLIN & MAYO GRAD SCH MED, ROCHESTER, MN 55901 USA
关键词
CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR; NEURON; ANTAGONIST; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ISCHEMIA; HIPPOCAMPUS;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)91310-W
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
This experiment tested the hypothesis that corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) contributes to hippocampal ischemic injury. The antagonist to CRF (alpha-CRF) was administered intraventricularly 15 min prior to 10 min of transient forebrain ischemia in the Wistar rat. alpha-CRF demonstrated a neuroprotective effect in a dose-dependent manner most notable in CA1. There was also an increase in postischemic EEG recovery. It is postulated that CRF contributes to hippocampal ischemic injury through increased neuronal activity.
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页码:339 / 342
页数:4
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