Sodium 5-(3′-pyridinylmethyl)benzofuran-2-carboxylate (U-63557A) potentiates protective effect of intravenous eicosapentaenoic acid on impaired CBF in ischemic gerbils
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 61 (3), 453-457
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1984.61.3.0453
Abstract
✓ Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has been reported to improve postischemic cerebral blood flow (CBF). The present study was designed to determine whether sodium 5-(3′-pyridinylmethyl)benzofuran-2-carboxylate (U-63557A), a selective thromboxane synthetase inhibitor, could potentiate the effects of EPA on CBF in ischemic gerbils. Ischemia was produced by bilateral carotid artery occlusion for 15 minutes followed by reperfusion for 2 hours. Immediately after ischemia, gerbils were given either an intravenous bolus of 0.167 mg of EPA followed by a continuous infusion of EPA at 1 mg/hr, or U-63557A (10 mg/kg intraperitoneally), or U-63557A and EPA, or a saline infusion. Regional CBF was measured by the hydrogen clearance method, and brain water by the specific gravity technique. Brain prostaglandins were measured by radioimmunoassay. Preischemic CBF's ranged from 27.4 to 29.5 ml/100 gm/min for the four animal groups. After ischemia and 2 hours of reperfusion, CBF in the saline-infused gerbils was significantly de...Keywords
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