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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2019

The Anti-inflammatory Compound Candesartan Cilexetil Improves Neurological Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Neonatal Hypoxia.

Sean Quinlan, Paula Merino-Serrais, Alessandra Di Grande, Heiko Dussmann, Jochen H M Prehn, Tríona Ní Chonghaile, David C Henshall, Eva M Jimenez-Mateos

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Edaravone Confers Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory, and Antioxidant Effects on the Fetal Brain of a Placental-ischemia Mouse Model.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2023
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  7. Melatonin for Neonatal Encephalopathy: From Bench to Bedside.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  11. Neonatal Seizures and Purinergic Signalling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sean QuinlanDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Paula Merino-SerraisDivision for Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Alessandra Di GrandeDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Heiko DussmannDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Jochen H M PrehnDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Tríona Ní ChonghaileDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
David C HenshallDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Eva M Jimenez-MateosDepartment of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEInfant · IEInstituto Cajal · ESTrinity College Dublin · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies suggest that mild hypoxia-induced neonatal seizures can trigger an acute neuroinflammatory response leading to long-lasting changes in brain excitability along with associated cognitive and behavioral deficits. The cellular elements and signaling pathways underlying neuroinflammation in this setting remain incompletely understood but could yield novel therapeutic targets. Here we show that brief global hypoxia-induced neonatal seizures in mice result in transient cytokine production, a selective expansion of microglia and long-lasting changes to the neuronal structure of pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus. Treatment of neonatal mice after hypoxia-seizures with the novel anti-inflammatory compound candesartan cilexetil suppressed acute seizure-damage and mitigated later-life aggravated seizure responses and hippocampus-dependent learning deficits. Together, these findings improve our understanding of the effects of neonatal seizures and identify potentially novel treatments to protect against short and long-lasting harmful effects.

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Infant, Newborn, DiseasesSeizuresAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzimidazolesBiphenyl CompoundsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusHumansInfant, NewbornMiceMicrogliaPyramidal CellsTetrazolesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzimidazolesBiphenyl Compoundscandesartan cilexetilTetrazoleshypoxiainflammationmicroglianeonatal encephalopathyseizures

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PMID31396238
PMCPMC6667988
OpenAlexW2962291319

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