| Literature DB >> 17331646 |
Ran Liu1, Xiaofei Wang, Qing Liu, Shao-Hua Yang, James W Simpkins.
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to determine if the neuroprotective effect of 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) when administrated after ischemia is dose-dependent and if the therapeutic window for estrogen can be prolonged. Ischemic injury was induced by permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (p-MCAO). Administration of E(2) at 30 min after ischemia resulted in a reduction in lesion volume. A higher dose of E(2) extended the therapeutic window to 6h after cerebral ischemia in 33% of the rats. These findings suggest that postischemic treatment with estrogen affords protection against ischemic damage and that it acts within a clinically useful therapeutic window.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17331646 PMCID: PMC1936945 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.01.074
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046