Blockade of NMDA receptor-mediated mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ prevents neurotoxicity
Lei S, Zhang D, Abele A, Lipton S. Blockade of NMDA receptor-mediated mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ prevents neurotoxicity. Brain Research 1992, 598: 196-202. PMID: 1486480, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90183-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular Ca2Extracellular Ca2Excessive NMDA receptor stimulationRetinal ganglion cell neuronsNMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicityGanglion cell neuronsNMDA receptor activationReceptor-mediated mobilizationNMDA receptor stimulationNormal extracellular Ca2Neuronal damagePharmacological interventionsPrevents neurotoxicityReceptor stimulationPresence of EGTAIntracellular storesNMDACell neuronsReceptor activationCultured ratDelayed neurotoxicityDantroleneNeurotoxicityElevated Ca2NeuronsOpen-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