Evaluation of effects of memantine on cerebral ischemia in rats

dc.contributor.authorAluclu, Mehmet U.
dc.contributor.authorArslan, Seyfi
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Asian
dc.contributor.authorBahceci, Selen
dc.contributor.authorYaldiz, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:33:51Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:33:51Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the effects of memantine on infarct size in cerebral ischemia and on neurological outcome after temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and reperfusion in rats. Methods: In this study, performed between 2002-2004 in Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 30 adult Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Cerebral ischemia was constituted by the intraluminal filament method with a 4-0 nylon suture. Reperfusion was started after 2 hours of MCAO. The rats were randomly divided into 2 groups as control and memantine. Saline 0.9% (0-5 ml/kg) and memantine (30 mg/kg) were administered via nasogastric intubations. Three coronal slices of 2 mm thickness were obtained from cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem, and were stained with a 2% solution of triphenyltetrazolium chloride. Transparent sheets were placed over each section and the areas of the brain and infarct were measured. Results: Forty-five slices from each group (total 90) were obtained. Percent of ischemic area (%) in cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem level in memantine was lower than those of the control group (p < 0.0001). In addition, we determined an improvement in neurological score at 24th and 72nd hours in the rats that have been given memantine. The memantine group showed significantly better recovery than the control group (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: We concluded that memantine may decrease ischemic area in experimental cerebral ischemia in rats and it seems that memantine may be beneficial in cerebral ischemia.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage116en_US
dc.identifier.issn1319-6138
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21063302
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-45749092281
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage113en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20865
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000255972800003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRiyadh Armed Forces Hospitalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNeurosciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titleEvaluation of effects of memantine on cerebral ischemia in ratsen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of effects of memantine on cerebral ischemia in rats
dc.typeArticleen_US

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