Neurochemical evidence to implicate elevated glutamate in the mechanisms of high intraocular pressure (IOP)-induced retinal ganglion cell death in rat

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 935-941

  Nucci, Carlo ^a   Tartaglione, Rosanna ^b   Rombolà, Laura ^b   Morrone, Luigi A ^b   Fazzi, Elisa ^c   Bagetta, Giacinto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ganglion cell death; Glaucoma; Glutamate; Ischemia; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GYK 152466; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NON NMDA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCITOTOXICITY; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 26444562936     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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