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ArticleAmino acids2011

Halogenated aromatic amino acid 3,5-dibromo-D: -tyrosine produces beneficial effects in experimental stroke and seizures.

Wengang Cao, Alexander Glushakov, Hina P Shah, Adam P Mecca, Colin Sumners, Peng Shi, Christoph N Seubert, Anatoly E Martynyuk

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Article in Amino acids, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Animal Models of Posttraumatic Seizures and Epilepsy.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wengang CaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0254, USA.
Alexander Glushakov
Hina P Shah
Adam P Mecca
Colin Sumners
Peng Shi
Christoph N Seubert
Anatoly E Martynyuk
University of Florida · US

Funding

Balanced, polyvalent antiglutamatergic action as a novel approach to efficacious R21NS060862 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MARTYNYUK, ANATOLY E · 2008 to 2009
$353k
Cerebroprotection via viral-mediated gene delivery of angiotensin AT2 receptorsF30NS060335 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MECCA, ADAM PETER · 2008 to 2011
$141k
NINDS NIH HHS F30 NS060335NINDS NIH HHS NS060862NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS060862
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of the halogenated aromatic amino acid 3,5-dibromo-D: -tyrosine (3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr) were studied in rat models of stroke and epileptic seizures caused by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) through respective intracerebral injection of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of pentylenetetrazole (PTZ). 3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr was administered as three bolus injections (30 or 90 mg/kg, i.p.) starting at 30, 90, and 180 min after ET-1 administration or as a single bolus (30 mg/kg, i.p.) 15 min prior to PTZ administration. Neurological deficits and infarct volume were estimated 3 days after ET-1 administration and seizure score was assessed during the first 20 min after PTZ administration. The safety of 3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr was evaluated in control animals using telemetry to measure cardiovascular parameters and immunostaining to assess the level of activated caspase-3. 3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr significantly improved neurological function and reduced infarct volume in the brain even when the treatment was initiated 3 h after the onset of MCAo. 3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr significantly depressed PTZ-induced seizures. 3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr did not cause significant changes in arterial blood pressure, heart rate and spontaneous locomotor activity, nor did it increase the number of activated caspase-3 positive cells in the brain. We conclude that 3,5-DBr-D: -Tyr, by alleviating the deleterious effects of MCAo and PTZ in rats with no obvious intrinsic effects on cardiovascular parameters and neurodegeneration, exhibits promising potential as a novel therapeutic direction for stroke and seizures.

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AnimalsBlood PressureBrainCaspase 3Disease Models, AnimalEndothelin-1EpilepsyHeart RateHydrocarbons, BrominatedInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMotor ActivityPentylenetetrazoleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeverity of Illness Index3,5-dibromotyrosineCaspase 3Endothelin-1Hydrocarbons, BrominatedPentylenetetrazoleTyrosine

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PMID20839013
PMCPMC8396070
OpenAlexW1978061762

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