title: Ebselen prevents excitotoxicity provoked by glutamate in rat cerebellar granule neurons.
abstract: Ebselen is a selenium compound that have glutathione peroxidase-like activity which is neuroprotective in acute stroke ischemia. The efficacy of ebselen to prevent excitotoxicity provoked by glutamate in cerebellar granule neurons was investigated at various time points and concentrations. Simultaneous addition of ebselen with glutamate decreased neuronal death and was completely reversed by 3 microM of ebselen (3 (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and propidium iodide assays). However, when 1 microM of ebselen was added with glutamate and remained in the culture medium until 24 or 48 h, the neuronal survival increased to the control. The mechanism proposed for neuroprotection was the ability of ebselen to prevent lipoperoxidation provoked by glutamate. The present findings propose to amplify the use of ebselen in others neurodegenerative disorders involving glutamatergic system.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, CEP 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Porciúncula
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Boeck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vendite
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001393:Azoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D054833:Isoindoles; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001393:Azoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D009498:Neurotoxins; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds; D018698:Glutamic Acid; C042986:ebselen