Resumen
We examined whether (-)-nicotine infusion can affect kainic acid (KA)-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Although treatment with a single nicotine infusion (0.5 or 1.0 μg/side, i.c.v.) failed to attenuate KA-induced neurotoxicity, repeated nicotine infusions (1.0 μg/side/day for 10 days) attenuated the seizures, the severe loss of cells in hippocampal regions CA1 and CA3, the increase in activator protein (AP)-1 DNA binding activity, and mortality after KA administration. α-Bungarotoxin and mecamylamine blocked the neuroprotective effects of nicotine. These results suggest that repeated nicotine treatment provides α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated neuroprotection against KA toxicity.
| Idioma original | English |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 292-298 |
| Número de páginas | 7 |
| Publicación | Epilepsy Research |
| Volumen | 73 |
| N.º | 3 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Published - mar 2007 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:This research was supported by a Grant (M103KV010013-06K22010310) from the Brain Research Center from 21st Century Frontier Research Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, by a Grant of the Korea Health 21 R & D Project (A020007), Ministry of Health & welfare, Republic of Korea, and by BK 21 Project, Korea Research Foundation. Equipment at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (Kangwon National University) was used for this study.
Financiación
This research was supported by a Grant (M103KV010013-06K22010310) from the Brain Research Center from 21st Century Frontier Research Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, by a Grant of the Korea Health 21 R & D Project (A020007), Ministry of Health & welfare, Republic of Korea, and by BK 21 Project, Korea Research Foundation. Equipment at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (Kangwon National University) was used for this study.
| Financiadores | Número del financiador |
|---|---|
| BK 21 Project | |
| Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare | |
| Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India | A020007 |
| Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India | |
| National Research Foundation of Korea |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
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