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NMDA Receptor Blockade and Spinal Cord Ischemia Due to Aortic Crossclamping in the Rat Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

F. Follis ,
K. Miller ,
O. U. Scremin ,
S. Pett ,
R. Kessler  and
J. Wernly
F. Follis*
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
K. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
O. U. Scremin
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico and West Los Angeles V.A. Medical Center and Department of Physiology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
S. Pett
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
R. Kessler
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
J. Wernly
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
*
University of New Mexico, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2211 Lomas Blvd., Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA 87131
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Recent brain research proposes that, during ischemia, synaptically released excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters accumulate at toxic concentrations with ensuing neuronal death. Their action is mediated by the receptor subtype N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). The protective effect of NMDA receptor blockade with intrathecal MgS04 and MK-801 was investigated during spinal cord ischemia induced by aortic occlusion of 12 minutes. Male Sprague-Dawley rats, 250-300g, underwent intrathecal administration of 20 μL of normal saline (SA n = 16), MgS04 1M (MG n = 16), or MK-801, 25 mM solutions (MK n = 16) in a randomized order. After 2 hours, the animals underwent occlusion of the thoracic aorta and subclavian arteries for 12 min. An additional control group (CO n = 16) underwent occlusion for 12 minutes, without intrathecal injection. The animals were scored according to their functional performance (LS = lesion score) each day for four days by a blinded observer. Mean LS were calculated for each group at a given day. Treatment and control groups were not different at day 1 (P = 0.302). Group MG was improved from groups SA (P = < 0.0039) and CO (P = < 0.0048) at day 4. This study demonstrates that although intrathecal NMDA receptor blockade with MgS04 or MK-801 does not prevent paraplegia due to spinal cord ischemia in the rat, it could however influence the rate of recovery after ischemic injury.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , August 1994 , pp. 227 - 232
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1994

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