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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
Among the diverse mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of post-ischemic and post-traumatic injuries, excitotoxicity and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation through induction of IkappaB kinase (IKK) complex have a primary role. We investigated the effects of the selective inhibitor of the IKK2 subunit, the anilinopyrimidine derivative AS602868, on excitotoxic injury produced in rat organotypic hippocampal slices and cerebellar primary neurons. Brief exposure to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) induces astrocyte reactivity, neuron cell death and oligodendrocyte degeneration in hippocampal slices. Application of AS602868 elicited a long-lasting protection of both neurons and oligodendrocytes. Maximal effect was observed with prolonged application of the compound after NMDA exposure. Neuroprotection was also evident in primary cultures of cerebellar granule cells starting from 20 nM concentration. AS602868-elicited neuroprotection correlated with inhibition of NF-kappaB activity. Our results suggest that AS602868 may prove to be a valuable approach in treating neurodegeneration and demyelination associated with cerebral trauma and ischemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0300-9564
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
693-701
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-I-kappa B Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Myelin Basic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-N-Methylaspartate, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Oligodendroglia, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Pyrimidines, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:18197358-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeting IKK2 by pharmacological inhibitor AS602868 prevents excitotoxic injury to neurons and oligodendrocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't