title: Systemic administration of argatroban reduces secondary brain damage in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage: histopathological assessment.
abstract: This study investigated the effects of argatroban, a thrombin inhibitor, on brain edema and inflammation in a rat intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) model. ICH was induced by injecting collagenase IV into the right caudate nucleus. Argatroban was administered intraperitoneally. Argatroban reduced brain edema from 44.6 to 14.3 microl at 72 h. Infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes at 24 h and monocyte/macrophage at 24 and 72 h was significantly suppressed by argatroban. Argatroban did not increase the volume of hematoma. Systemic administration of argatroban reduced secondary brain damage including edema and inflammation in a rat ICH model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatsuna
authors.forename: Sadahiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suehiro
authors.forename: Hirosuke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Michiyasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D010875:Pipecolic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013449:Sulfonamides
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D013449:Sulfonamides; D001120:Arginine; C031942:argatroban