| Literature DB >> 24744047 |
Hiromi Suzuki1, Kenji Ono, Makoto Sawada.
Abstract
INI-0602, a novel gap junction hemichannel inhibitor, was administered to hemi-Parkinsonism mice generated by striatal 6-hydroxydopamine injection. INI-0602 prevented the toxic activation of microglia, such as the increased number of the activated form, enlargement of cell bodies and induction of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β and TNFα, in the ipsilateral striatum. On the other hand, INI-0602 induced the expression of neurotrophic factors, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor and NT-4/5, in the 6-hydroxydopamine-treated striatum. INI-0602 treatment blocked not only dopaminergic loss in both the striatum and substantia nigra, but also apomorphine-induced rotational behavior.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24744047 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-014-1209-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575