title: Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and stroke.
abstract: Over the past decade, poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation has emerged as a crucial event in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. A large body of evidence unambiguously demonstrates that activity of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) significantly increases during brain ischemia, and that inhibition of this enzymatic activity affords substantial neuroprotection from ischemic brain injury. This review strictly focuses on literature on poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and ischemic stroke, highlighting the pathogenetic role of poly(ADP-ribose) in ischemic neuronal death, and the therapeutic relevance of drugs modulating its metabolism to pharmacological treatment of cerebral ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy. alberto.chiarugi@unifi.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiarugi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism; D000067856:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000502:physiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D000067856:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; C499320:PARP1 protein, human; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C022407:poly ADP-ribose glycohydrolase