The antiepileptic activity of JSTX-3 is mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in human hippocampal neurons

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1869-1873

  Salamoni, Simone Denise ^a   Da Costa, Jaderson Costa ^a,b   Palma, Mario Sergio ^c,e   Konno, Katsuhiro ^d,e   Nihei, Ken Ichi ^c,e   Azambuja, Ney A ^b   Neto, Eliseu Paglioli ^b   Venturin, Gianina Teribele ^a   Tavares, Andrea Alencar ^a   De Abreu, Daniela Souza ^a   Breda, Ricardo Vaz ^a  

^a Biomedical Research Institute   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^e Institute for Technological Research of the State of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hippocampus; JSTX 3; N methyl D aspartate receptors

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ACYLPOLYAMINETOXIN JSTX 3; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TISSUE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; POLYAMINES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 27544450288     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000185012.98821.2b     Document Type: Article

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