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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2021

Nimodipine promotes neurite outgrowth and protects against neurotoxicity in PC12 cells.

Miduki Kusakabe, Yasushi Hasegawa

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miduki KusakabeCollege of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran 050-8585, Japan.
Yasushi HasegawaCollege of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran 050-8585, Japan.
Muroran Institute of Technology · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNimodipine is an L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) antagonist. However, the actions of nimodipine except calcium blocking are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the effect of nimodipine on neurite outgrowth and neuroprotection MATERIALS AND

methodsAfter PC12 cells were treated with different concentrations of nimodipine, neurite outgrowth was estimated using the ImageJ software. Neuroprotective effects of nimodipine against H

resultsNimodipine treatment at doses of higher than 10 µM induced neurite outgrowth in the cells. Additionally, VDCC knockdown by siRNA significantly suppressed the nimodipine-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells, suggesting that the drug promotes neurite outgrowth by binding to VDCC. H

conclusionThis is the first report that nimodipine induces neurite outgrowth and exerts its neuroprotective activity through the ERK/CREB signaling pathway in PC12 cells.

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Calcium channelsMAP kinase signaling – systemNeuronal outgrowthNeuroprotectionNimodipine

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PMID33643570
PMCPMC7894639
OpenAlexW3107323118

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