title: Neurodegeneration induced by reversed microdialysis of NMDA; a quantitative model for excitotoxicity in vivo.
abstract: This study characterizes a quantifiable in vivo model of excitotoxicity. In halothane anesthetized rats, microdialysis probe was implanted into somatosensory cortex/striatum and perfused by various concentrations (1, 10, 50 and 100 mmol/l) of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) for 20 min. After 24 h, histological quantification confirmed that NMDA produced a concentration-dependent excitotoxic lesion. With 10 mmol/l NMDA, coadministration of magnesium reduced significantly, and 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate blocked completely the development of excitotoxic injury.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Soltésovej 4, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic. vanicky@linux1.sake.sk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vanický
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marsala
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yaksh
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009336:Necrosis; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D008274:Magnesium