Nitric oxide synthase inhibition and extracellular glutamate concentration after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion.
Zhang J, Benveniste H, Klitzman B, Piantadosi C. Nitric oxide synthase inhibition and extracellular glutamate concentration after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. Stroke 1995, 26: 298-304. PMID: 7530389, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.26.2.298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia/reperfusionBlood-brain barrierCerebral blood flowBrain ischemia/reperfusionExcitatory amino acidsExtracellular glutamate concentrationL-NAMEBlood flowGlutamate concentrationSynthase inhibitionL-arginineExcitatory amino acid toxicityL-NAME-treated ratsPostischemic cerebral blood flowNitric oxide synthase inhibitionCerebral ischemia/reperfusionBlood-brain barrier functionL-arginine methyl esterCerebral blood flow responseBlood-brain barrier permeabilityGlobal brain ischemia/reperfusionElevated glutamate concentrationsImmediate postischemic periodInterstitial glutamate concentrationL-NAME administration