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EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
Volume 201, Issue 2, Pages 470-478Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.04.038
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cerebral ischemia; oxygen-glucose deprivation; neuroprotection; topiramate; AMPA; newborn
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Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia is one of the most common risk factors for neonatal mortality and permanent neurodevelopmental disability. Topiramate [2,3:4,5-bis-o-(1-methylethylidene) beta-D-fructo-pyranose sulfamate; TPM] is widely used as an antiepileptic agent with multiple targets. In the present study, we found that treatment with TPM reduced the neuronal damage induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation in vitro with strong inhibition of the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) receptor. Because perinatal hypoxia is mediated, at least in part, by aberrant glutamatergic excitation, we tested whether treatment with TPM was effective against perinatal brain hypoxia-ischemia. Intraperitoneal or oral pretreatment with TPM was found to reduce the brain damage and subsequent cognitive impairments induced by transient hypoxia-ischemia in perinatal rats. A potent neuroprotective effect of TPM was also observed in a post-treatment regime although post-treatment window appears to be relatively narrow (< 2 h). These results suggest that TPM treatment may be beneficial for perinatal hypoxia-ischemia and related damage. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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