Effect of platelet-activating factor antagonist on brain injury in rats.
The ability of a platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonist to reduce infarct size has been reported in a animal model of focal brain ischemia. The authors studied the effect of PAF antagonist (TCV-309) on cold brain injury in rats. Twenty-four hours after injury, water content was determined by both drying-weighing and specific gravimetric techniques, and ischemic brain damage was assessed with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride in multiple coronal sections. Pretreatment with TCV-309 (lmg/kg) significantly reduced the water content (p < 0.01) and volume of ischemic damage (p < 0.001) produced by the cold brain injury. These results indicate that PAF antagonist can ameliorate secondary brain tissue damage following brain injury.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000473:pathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000473:pathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013046:Specific Gravity; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
D007546:Isoquinolines; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; C067430:TCV 309