Abstract
Excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian CNS and retina is mainly mediated through L-glutamate. The effect of MK-801, a non-competitive antagonist of the NMDA subtype of glutamate receptor was studied on rat retinal ganglion cells in hypertensive eyes. MK-801 was administered intraperitoneally to the first group, 1 day before the increase, and in the second group, 2 days after the intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation. Phosphate-buffered saline was administered to the control group. Animals were sacrifice 2 and 4 weeks post-IOP increase. The retinal ganglion cells were counted and compared between control (right) and experimental (left) eyes. The data presented here suggests that MK-801 has neuroprotective properties.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 154-158 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Brain research |
Volume | 792 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 4 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- C-fos
- Glaucoma
- Hypertensive eye
- MK-801
- NMDA receptor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology