Neuroprotective effects of ginseng saponins against L-type Ca2+ channel-mediated cell death in rat cortical neurons

2008 ◽  
Vol 365 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunoh Kim ◽  
Seung-Yeol Nah ◽  
Hyewhon Rhim
2005 ◽  
Vol 47 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
A KLEJMAN ◽  
M WEGRZYNOWICZ ◽  
E SZATMARI ◽  
B MIODUSZEWSKA ◽  
M HETMAN ◽  
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Junhua Yang ◽  
Maria Del Carmen Vitery ◽  
Mengnan Tian ◽  
Zhaozhu Qiu

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Author(s):  
Masahiro Fuwa ◽  
Masaaki Kageyama ◽  
Koji Ohashi ◽  
Masaaki Sasaoka ◽  
Ryuichi Sato ◽  
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AbstractIn addition to its role in the treatment of pancreatitis, the serine protease inhibitor nafamostat exhibits a retinal protective effect. However, the exact mechanisms underlying this effect are unknown. In this study, the neuroprotective effects of nafamostat and its orally active derivative sepimostat against excitotoxicity were further characterised in vitro and in vivo. In primary rat cortical neurons, nafamostat completely suppressed N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced cell death. Intravitreal injection of nafamostat and sepimostat protected the rat retina against NMDA-induced degeneration, whereas the structurally related compounds, gabexate and camostat, did not. The neuroprotective effects of nafamostat and the NR2B antagonist ifenprodil were remarkably suppressed by spermidine, a naturally occurring polyamine that modulates the NR2B subunit. Both nafamostat and sepimostat inhibited [3H]ifenprodil binding to fractionated rat brain membranes. Thus, nafamostat and sepimostat may exert neuroprotective effects against excitotoxic retinal degeneration through NMDA receptor antagonism at the ifenprodil-binding site of the NR2B subunit.


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Hui Jin ◽  
Qin-Ru Sun ◽  
Jie-Hua Xu ◽  
Hai-Tao Hu

2001 ◽  
Vol 312 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-128 ◽  
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Gou qaing Xing ◽  
Jeffery L. Barker ◽  
Yoong Chang ◽  
Dragan Maric ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
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Yusuke Nakatsu ◽  
Yaichiro Kotake ◽  
Kazuya Komasaka ◽  
Hiroko Hakozaki ◽  
Ryota Taguchi ◽  
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