title: Neuroprotective effects of YM872 coadministered with t-PA in a rat embolic stroke model.
abstract: YM872, an AMPA receptor antagonist, was administered together with t-PA to investigate the effects of coadministration on neuroprotection in a rat embolic stroke model, when administered 2 h after embolism. T-PA or YM872 alone decreased infarct volume and improved the neurological deficit score. Coadministration of YM872 and t-PA resulted in a further decrease in infarct volume and improvement of the neurological score as compared with single administration of t-PA. These data demonstrate that coadministration of YM872 and t-PA produces more potent neuroprotective effects than when t-PA is administered alone.
authors.affiliation: Applied Pharmacology Research, Pharmacology Laboratories, Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan. suzuki_m@yamanouchi.co.jp
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasamata
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D011810:Quinoxalines; C110629:YM 872; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator