title: TRH-analog, TA-0910 (3-methyl-(s)-5,6-dihydroorotyl-L-histidyl-L-prolinamide) rescues motor neurons from axotomy-induced cell death.
abstract: TA-0910 (3-methyl-(s)-5,6-dihydroorotyl-L-histidyl-L-prolinamide) is a potent and long acting TRH analog. We have studied the effect of TA-0910 on axotomy-induced neuronal death. The left sciatic nerve was transected in neonatal rats. TA-0910 or vehicle was administered on consecutive 14 days with intraperitoneal injections. After the treatment, the number of spinal motor neurons and the motor neuron diameter was assessed at the level of L4-6 segments. In comparison with vehicle, TA-0910 significantly prevented the death of motor neurons and preserved the motor neuron diameter on the lesioned side. These results suggest that TA-0910 is a survival factor for developing spinal motor neurons.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiojima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tagaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D019771:Axotomy; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018697:Nootropic Agents; C065049:TA 0910; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone