Sie befinden Sich nicht im Netzwerk der Universität Paderborn. Der Zugriff auf elektronische Ressourcen ist gegebenenfalls nur via VPN oder Shibboleth (DFN-AAI) möglich. mehr Informationen...
Temocapril prevents motor neuron damage and upregulation of cyclooxygenase-II in glutamate-induced neurotoxicity
Ist Teil von
Neurological research (New York), 2003-04, Vol.25 (3), p.301-304
Ort / Verlag
England: Taylor & Francis
Erscheinungsjahr
2003
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
To examine the possible neuroprotective effect of temocapril, one kind of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity, we analyzed the pharmacologic utility of temocapril in a post-natal organotypic culture model of motor neuron degeneration. Treatment with 10
-5
M of glutamate resulted in a motor neuron loss and decreased activity of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). Cotreatment of 10
-5
M of glutamate and temocapril revealed protective effect on motor neuron death and decreased activity of ChAT. Next we performed reverse transcription-PCR analysis for cyclooxygenase-II (COX-II). COD-II mRNA was upregulated in glutamate-treated culture. Cotreatment with temocapril and glutamate inhibited upregulation of COX-II. Taken together, temocapril may have therapeutic potential for diseases which associate with upregulation of COX-II, in addition to its role in glutamate excitotoxicity.