Open-channel block of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) responses by memantine: therapeutic advantage against NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity
Chen H, Pellegrini J, Aggarwal S, Lei S, Warach S, Jensen F, Lipton. Open-channel block of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) responses by memantine: therapeutic advantage against NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 4427-4436. PMID: 1432103, PMCID: PMC6576016, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-11-04427.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicityMK-801Open channel blockTherapeutic advantageLow micromolar concentrationsNMDA open-channel blockersHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) responsesTherapeutic potentialRetinal ganglion cell neuronsRat stroke modelGanglion cell neuronsLevels of glutamateNMDA receptor stimulationCultures of ratConsiderable therapeutic potentialMechanism of actionOpen channel blockerMicromolar concentrationsClinical entityBrain injuryNMDA antagonistsNMDA receptorsExcessive activationStroke model