Abstract
The potential neuroprotective effects of guanidinoethane sulfate (GES) on delayed neuronal death of hippocampal CA1 neurons were investigated using a gerbil model of forebrain ischemia. Neuronal densities of CA1 neurons in the saline control group (255.1 ± 11.7 cells/mm) and guanidinoethane sulfate pretreated control group (249.0 ± 9.4 cells/mm) showed no significant differences. By contrast, in animals subjected to ischemia, CA1 neurons of the guanidinoethane sulfate pretreated group showed a significantly higher number of surviving neurons (61.1 ± 55.11 cells/mm) compared to the saline group (17.75 ± 12.73 cells/mm) (p < 0.05, t-test). The study indicated that although partial, guanidinoethane sulfate is neuroprotective towards gerbil hippocampal CA1 neurons against ischemic insult.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1201-1206 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 24 1995 |
Keywords
- CA neurons
- guanidinoethane sulfate
- neuroprotection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
- Pharmacology