title: MK801-a neuroprotectant in rat hypertensive eyes.
abstract: Excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian CNS and retina is mainly mediated through l-glutamate. The effect of MK-801, a non-competitive antagonist of the NMDA subtype of glutamate receptor was studied on rat retinal ganglion cells in hypertensive eyes. MK-801 was administered intraperitoneally to the first group, 1 day before the increase, and in the second group, 2 days after the intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation. Phosphate-buffered saline was administered to the control group. Animals were sacrificed 2 and 4 weeks post-IOP increase. The retinal ganglion cells were counted and compared between control (right) and experimental (left) eyes. The data presented here suggests that MK-801 has neuroprotective properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D013266:Stilbamidines
chemical_list: C049774:2-hydroxy-4,4'-diamidinostilbene, methanesulfonate salt; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D013266:Stilbamidines; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate