1997
Progression of a focal ischemic lesion in rat brain during treatment with a novel glycine/nmda antagonist: An in vivo three‐dimensional diffusion‐weighted MR microscopy study
Qiu H, Hedlund L, Gewalt S, Benveniste H, Bare T, Johnson G. Progression of a focal ischemic lesion in rat brain during treatment with a novel glycine/nmda antagonist: An in vivo three‐dimensional diffusion‐weighted MR microscopy study. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 7: 739-744. PMID: 9243396, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880070421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryStroke volumeIpsilateral common carotid arteryReduced stroke volumeFocal ischemic lesionsCommon carotid arteryGlycine/NMDA antagonistsMCA occlusionCerebral arteryIschemic lesionsMultiple time pointsNMDA antagonistsCarotid arteryDrug treatmentRat brainGroup 2Group 1Control groupVivo studiesTime pointsZD9379ArteryOcclusionHoursTreatment
1991
The excitotoxin hypothesis in relation to cerebral ischemia.
Benveniste H. The excitotoxin hypothesis in relation to cerebral ischemia. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1991, 3: 213-45. PMID: 1931486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory amino acidsSelective neuronal deathExcitotoxin hypothesisNeuronal deathExtracellular glutamate concentration increasesSelective vulnerable brain regionsBrain regionsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGlutamate accumulationBrain cell injuryVulnerable brain regionsTransient global ischemiaHigh-performance liquid chromatographyDistinct brain regionsNeuronal injuryBrain extracellular spaceCerebral ischemiaTransient ischemiaAntagonist APVExcitatory neurotransmitterGlobal ischemiaExtracellular glutamateNMDA antagonistsCertain neuronsMicrodialysis technique