title: A microdialysis study of effects of gastrodin on neurochemical changes in the ischemic/reperfused rat cerebral hippocampus.
abstract: Gastrodin is a component extracted from the rhizome of Gastrodia elata, and has been shown to possess protective effects against neuron damage induced by simulated cerebral ischemia in previous studies. But its neurochemical effects on the ischemic brain had not been well studied. The present study aimed at evaluating the effects of gastrodin on the changes of transmitter amino acids in rat hippocampus during cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. Microdialysis sampling was performed during ischemia and early reperfusion periods in rats, and the glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the dialysate were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Administration of gastrodin (100 mg/kg) before ischemia significantly reduced the ischemia-induced elevation of glutamate levels during the postischemic period, increased the rise of extracellular GABA during the reperfusion periods, thus decreased the glutamate/GABA ratios during ischemia and reperfusion. These results provide insights to explain the neurochemical effects of gastrodin when applied prior to an ischemic event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education of China, Zhejiang University, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xianghui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shaoming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaoxiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D005960:Glucosides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis / Q000379:methods; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015424:Reperfusion; D013997:Time Factors; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D005960:Glucosides; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C045345:gastrodin