title: Effects of a novel calcium antagonist, KB-2796, on neurologic outcome and size of experimental cerebral infarction in rats.
abstract: Effects of a novel calcium 2+ antagonist, KB-2796, on neurologic outcome and size of infarction were studied in the rat model of focal cerebral ischemia. Neurologic deficits were examined from 1 to 24 hours after occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and size of infarction was measured at 24 hours postocclusion. When KB-2796 (10 mg/kg, IP) was given immediately after, or 1 hour after, middle cerebral artery occlusion, marked improvement in neurologic score was seen 1 to 3 hours postocclusion. When given immediately after middle cerebral artery occlusion, size of infarction was also markedly smaller when compared with the control rat. The present study suggests that the calcium 2+ antagonist KB-2796 has brain-protective effects against ischemia even with its administration after induction of ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Ohtsu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shiino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Handa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D010879:Piperazines; C052424:lomerizine