title: The effects of dizocilpine (MK-801), phencyclidine, and nimodipine on infarct size 48 h after middle cerebral artery occlusion in the rat.
abstract: The effects of the calcium channel blocker nimodipine and the non-competitive NMDA-antagonists MK-801 and phencyclidine (PCP) on infarct size 48 h after occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA-O) were evaluated in the rat. Nimodipine was given at a dose of 0.3 mg/kg s.c. 30 min prior and 8, 16, and 24 h after MCA-O. MK-801 (1 mg/kg i.p. or 10 mg/kg i.p.) or PCP (0.3, 1.0, 3.0, 10, or 30 mg/kg i.p.) were administered 30 min prior to ischemia. In additional experiments 30 mg/kg PCP was given 1, 3, or 5 h post ischemia. Nimodipine and 1 mg/kg MK-801 reduced cortical infarct volumes significantly by 50% and 55%, respectively, while cortical infarct size fell by 32% and total infarct volume was not altered significantly after administration of 10 mg/kg MK-801. Pretreatment with 10 or 30 mg/kg PCP reduced cortical infarction by 47-53% and total infarct volumes by 39-42%. Posttreatment with PCP was effective if started at 1 or 3 h post ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, F.R.G.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Bielenberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010313:Partial Pressure; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009553:Nimodipine; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D010622:Phencyclidine; D010100:Oxygen