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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Induction of COX-2 activity in cerebral ischemia results in increased neuronal injury and infarct size. Recent studies investigating neurotoxic mechanisms of COX-2 demonstrate both toxic and paradoxically protective effects of downstream prostaglandin receptor signaling pathways. We tested whether misoprostol, a PGE(2) receptor agonist that is utilized clinically as an anti-ulcer agent and signals through the protective PGE(2) EP2, EP3, and EP4 receptors, would reduce brain injury in the murine middle cerebral artery occlusion-reperfusion (MCAO-RP) model. Administration of misoprostol, at the time of MCAO or 2h after MCAO, resulted in significant rescue of infarct volume at 24 and 72h. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated dynamic regulation of the EP2 and EP4 receptors during reperfusion in neurons and endothelial cells of cerebral cortex and striatum, with limited expression of EP3 receptor. EP3-/- mice had no significant changes in infarct volume compared to control littermates. Moreover, administration of misoprostol to EP3+/+ and EP3-/- mice showed similar levels of infarct rescue, indicating that misoprostol protection was not mediated through the EP3 receptor. Taken together, these findings suggest a novel function for misoprostol as a protective agent in cerebral ischemia acting via the PGE(2) EP2 and/or EP4 receptors.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Ulcer Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclooxygenase 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dinoprostone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Misoprostol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuroprotective Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ptger2 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ptger3 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ptger4 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Prostaglandin E, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP3..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
438
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
210-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Anti-Ulcer Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Brain Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Cerebral Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Cerebral Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Cerebrovascular Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Cyclooxygenase 2, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Misoprostol, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Receptors, Prostaglandin E, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP3 Subtype, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Reperfusion Injury, pubmed-meshheading:18472336-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Misoprostol, an anti-ulcer agent and PGE2 receptor agonist, protects against cerebral ischemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT, United States.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural