Platelet-activating factor is an important mediator in hypoxic ischemic brain injury in the newborn rat. Flunarizine and Ginkgo biloba extract reduce PAF concentration in the brain
Küçük Resim Yok
Tarih
1998
Yazarlar
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is still a very important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Recently, platelet-activating factor (PAF) has been accused of being responsible for the neuronal damage in hypoxic-ischemic brain. We investigated tissue PAF concentrations in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in immature rats. Endogenous PAF concentration in brain tissue showed a marked increase in hypoxic-ischemic pups (85.6 ± 15.5 pg/mg protein) when compared to that of control (9.05 ± 3.1 pg/mg protein). In addition, we examined the effects of flunarizine, a selective calcium channel blocker, and Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) on endogenous PAF concentration in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Endogenous PAF concentrations in both flunarizine-pretreated (16.6 ± 4.8 pg/mg protein) and EGb 761-pretreated (33.5 ± 8.9 pg/mg protein) pups were significantly lower than the untreated group. These results indicate that PAF is an important mediator in immature rat model of cerebral hypoxic-ischemic injury. The suppressor effect of flunarizine and EGb 761 on PAF production may open new insight into the treatment of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Brain, Flunarizine, Ginkgo biloba, Ischemia, Perinatal asphyxia, Platelet-activating factor
Kaynak
Biology of the Neonate
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
N/A
Cilt
74
Sayı
6
