| Literature DB >> 20600373 |
Eiji Kitamura1, Junichi Hamada, Naomi Kanazawa, Junko Yonekura, Ray Masuda, Fumihiko Sakai, Hideki Mochizuki.
Abstract
Orexin-A is a neuropeptide involved in the control feeding, arousal or sleep behavior in the hypothalamus. In the present study, the cortex and lateral hypothalamus of rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-reperfusion brain injury were examined by double immunofluorescence staining. The number of orexin-A-expressing neurons in the non-ischemic side was significantly lower than the ischemic side. Next, orexin-A was administered intracerebroventricularly followed by the induction of MCAO-reperfusion injury. Administration of orexin-A at 0.3nmol significantly reduced the brain infarct area. The results suggested that orexin-A alters the pathological mechanisms involved in brain ischemia and has a neuroprotective effect. 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20600373 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.06.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Res ISSN: 0168-0102 Impact factor: 3.304