Efficacy of 3,5‐dibromo‐L‐phenylalanine in rat models of stroke, seizures and sensorimotor gating deficit
Cao W, Shah H, Glushakov A, Mecca A, Shi P, Sumners C, Seubert C, Martynyuk A. Efficacy of 3,5‐dibromo‐L‐phenylalanine in rat models of stroke, seizures and sensorimotor gating deficit. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2009, 158: 2005-2013. PMID: 20050189, PMCID: PMC2807662, DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00498.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensorimotor gating deficitsEndothelin-1Prepulse inhibitionMK-801Rat modelGating deficitsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist dizocilpineDisruption of PPINeuropsychiatric disordersSelective glutamate receptor antagonistsArterial blood pressureMiddle cerebral arteryGlutamate receptor antagonistsSerious side effectsFurther clinical developmentPentylenetetrazole injectionBlood pressureCerebral arteryGlutamatergic activityGlutamatergic agentsIntracerebral injectionReceptor antagonistBrain damageBrain injuryNMDA antagonists