Axonal protection achieved by blockade of sodium/calcium exchange in a new model of ischemia in vivo.

Neuropharmacology
Fengfeng Bei, Kenneth J Smith

Abstract

Ischemic white matter injury has been relatively little studied despite its importance to the outcome of stroke. To aid such research a new rat model has been developed in vivo and used to assess whether blockade of the sodium/calcium exchanger is effective in protecting central axons from ischemic injury. Vasoconstrictive agent endothelin-1 was injected into the rat spinal cord to induce ischemia. KB-R7943 or SEA0400 was administered systemically to block the operation of the sodium/calcium exchanger. Endothelin-1 caused profound reduction of local blood perfusion and resulted in a prompt loss of axonal conduction. Whereas recovery of conduction following vehicle administration was only to 10.5 ± 9% of baseline (n = 8) 4.5 h after endothelin-1 injection, recovery following KB-R7943 (30 mg/kg, i.a.) administration was increased to 35 ± 9% of baseline (n = 6; P < 0.001). SEA0400 (30 mg/kg, i.a.) was also protective (33.2 ± 6% of baseline, n = 4; P < 0.001). Neither drug improved conduction by diminishing the severity of the ischemia. The protective effect of KB-R7943 persisted for at least 3 days after ischemia, as it improved axonal conduction (76.3 ± 11% for KB-R7943 vs. 51.0 ± 19% for vehicle; P < 0.01) and reduced lesion are...Continue Reading

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