Propentofylline prevents neuronal dysfunction induced by infusion of anti-nerve growth factor antibody into the rat septum

Atsumi Nitta, Yoshiko Ogihara, Joji Onishi, Takaaki Hasegawa, Shoei Furukawa, Toshitaka Nabeshima

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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We have reported that the continuous infusion of anti-nerve growth factor (NGF) monoclonal antibody into the septum of rats produces neuronal dysfunction in the cholinergic system. Propentofylline has potent stimulatory effects on NGF synthesis/secretion in mouse astrocytes in vitro. To investigate the pharmacological effects of propentofylline, we used an animal model of dementia in which anti-NGF antibody was infused into the septum for 16 days via a mini-osmotic pump. The rats were treated with propentofylline orally once a day throughout the period during which performance in learning and memory tasks was observed. In the vehicle-treated dementia rats, learning and memory ability and choline acetyltransferase and cholinesterase activity were reduced compared to values in the control rats. The administration of propentofylline prevented the decreased learning capacity and the deficit in cholinergic marker enzyme activities. These results suggest that the use of NGF stimulators may provide a new approach to the treatment of dementia.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)1-6
ページ数6
ジャーナルEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
307
1
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 20-06-1996
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 薬理学

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