title: Trimetazidine as a potential neuroprotectant in transient global ischemia in gerbils: a behavioral and histological study.
abstract: The effect of Trimetazidine (TMZ) as a potential neuroprotectant against stroke was studied in the gerbil model of transient forebrain global ischemia. Animals were subjected to a 5-min period of ischemia and assessed 4 and 21 days later. Gerbils were divided into two groups: in group one, gerbils were treated with TMZ at a dose of 25 mg/kg given by intraperitoneal injection prior to ischemia. In group two, gerbils were treated with TMZ at a dose of 25 mg/kg given intraperitoneally after ischemia. Saline-injected gerbils served as controls. Histological evaluation of neuronal damage was carried out using the silver staining technique in gerbils 4 and 21 days after the start of the experimental protocol. Behavioral functions were assessed in gerbils from the 14th to the 21st day after the start of the experimental protocol using the Morris water maze test. Results obtained from this study showed no significant difference between saline treated TMZ-treated gerbils when TMZ was administered after ischemia. When TMZ was administered prior to ischemia, there was a reduction in neuronal damage although it did not reach statistical significance and a statistically significant improvement in behavior. We conclude that TMZ shows signs of promise as a neuroprotective agent, and further studies should look at pre-treatment with different doses and different times.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sasketchewan, Canada S7N 0W8.
authors.forename: Saeeda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Azaad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baziany
authors.forename: Munawar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Shamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hemmings
authors.forename: Ashfaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shuaib
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajput
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014292:Trimetazidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D014292:Trimetazidine