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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to evaluate amino acid neurotransmitter dynamics in the reperfusion phase after transient cerebral ischemia. In vivo microdialysis was used to measure extracellular amino acid levels in a rabbit model of focal ischemia. During 30 min of transient ischemia (n = 5), small but significant (p < 0.05) increases in glutamate, aspartate, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and taurine were noted. These elevations rapidly returned to baseline levels upon recirculation and remained constant for up to 5.5 h of reperfusion. In rabbits subjected to 2 h of transient ischemia (n = 5), two phases of amino acid release were seen. During ischemia, large (5- to 50-fold) elevations in glutamate, aspartate, GABA, and taurine occurred, as expected. These elevations rapidly normalized upon unocclusion. However, significant (p < 0.05) secondary elevations in glutamate, aspartate, and GABA occurred after 2-4 h of reperfusion. Regression analysis demonstrated significant correlations between primary (ischemic) and secondary (reperfusion) efflux. In permanent ischemia (n = 5), amino acid levels remained elevated throughout the entire experiment. Secondary elevations in excitatory amino acids may further contribute to the excitotoxic cascade during reperfusion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0271-678X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
114-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Secondary elevation of extracellular neurotransmitter amino acids in the reperfusion phase following focal cerebral ischemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Imaging and Pharmaceutical Research, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't