| Literature DB >> 1370886 |
P Gluckman1, N Klempt, J Guan, C Mallard, E Sirimanne, M Dragunow, M Klempt, K Singh, C Williams, K Nikolics.
Abstract
Three days after unilateral hypoxic-ischemic injury in infant rats insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) production by astrocytes was enhanced in the injured region. This was associated with increased expression of mRNA for IGF binding protein-3 but not for binding protein-1. In adult rats a single lateral cerebroventricular injection of IGF-1 two hours following a similar injury markedly reduced neuronal loss. It is suggested that endogenous IGF-1 is neurotrophic and that centrally administered IGF-1 may have therapeutic potential for brain injury.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1370886 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(92)91774-k
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575