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Treatment with carnosine reduces hypoxia-ischemia brain damage in a neonatal rat model.

Zhang H, Guo S, Zhang L, Jia L, Zhang Z, Duan H, Zhang J, Liu J, Zhang W

European journal of pharmacology23 Jan 2014Cited by 14 (Europe PMC)

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  1. 01AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In neonatal rats after hypoxia-ischemia, carnosine significantly reduced brain 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha concentration.

    In plain wordsIn rats with brain injury, carnosine reduced a marker of oxidative stress.

    Outcome
    DecreaseBrain 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha
    Study

    ratsn: not reported in source

    neonatal hypoxia-ischemia brain damage
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    250mg/kg · intraperitoneal · 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemiaAs given in this study (rats).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Treatment with carnosine post-HIBD significantly reduced the concentration of 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha in brain tissue and decreased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the hippocampus CA1 region and cortex as well as the mitochondri…
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Hypoxia-ischemia was induced in rats on postnatal days 7-9 (P7-9).
    Summary · context
    Carnosine was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250mg/kg at 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemia was induced.
  2. 02AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In neonatal rats after hypoxia-ischemia, carnosine decreased TUNEL-positive cells in hippocampal CA1.

    In plain wordsIn rats with brain injury, carnosine decreased dying cells in the hippocampus.

    Outcome
    DecreaseHippocampal CA1 TUNEL-positive cells
    Study

    ratsn: not reported in source

    neonatal hypoxia-ischemia brain damage
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    250mg/kg · intraperitoneal · 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemiaAs given in this study (rats).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Treatment with carnosine post-HIBD significantly reduced the concentration of 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha in brain tissue and decreased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the hippocampus CA1 region and cortex as well as the mitochondri…
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Hypoxia-ischemia was induced in rats on postnatal days 7-9 (P7-9).
    Summary · context
    Carnosine was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250mg/kg at 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemia was induced.
  3. 03AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In neonatal rats after hypoxia-ischemia, carnosine decreased cortical TUNEL-positive cells.

    In plain wordsIn rats with brain injury, carnosine decreased dying cells in the cortex.

    Outcome
    DecreaseCortical TUNEL-positive cells
    Study

    ratsn: not reported in source

    neonatal hypoxia-ischemia brain damage
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    250mg/kg · intraperitoneal · 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemiaAs given in this study (rats).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Treatment with carnosine post-HIBD significantly reduced the concentration of 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha in brain tissue and decreased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the hippocampus CA1 region and cortex as well as the mitochondri…
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Hypoxia-ischemia was induced in rats on postnatal days 7-9 (P7-9).
    Summary · context
    Carnosine was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250mg/kg at 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemia was induced.
  4. 04AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In neonatal rats after hypoxia-ischemia, carnosine decreased mitochondrial caspase-3 protein expression.

    In plain wordsIn rats with brain injury, carnosine decreased a protein involved in cell death.

    Outcome
    DecreaseMitochondrial caspase-3 expression
    Study

    ratsn: not reported in source

    neonatal hypoxia-ischemia brain damage
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    250mg/kg · intraperitoneal · 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemiaAs given in this study (rats).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Treatment with carnosine post-HIBD significantly reduced the concentration of 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha in brain tissue and decreased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) positive cells in the hippocampus CA1 region and cortex as well as the mitochondri…
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Hypoxia-ischemia was induced in rats on postnatal days 7-9 (P7-9).
    Summary · context
    Carnosine was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250mg/kg at 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemia was induced.
  5. 05AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In rats with hypoxia-ischemia brain damage, carnosine improved cognitive function at P28-33.

    In plain wordsIn rats with brain injury, carnosine improved cognitive function.

    Outcome
    IncreaseCognitive function
    Study

    ratsn: not reported in source

    neonatal hypoxia-ischemia brain damage
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    250mg/kg · intraperitoneal · 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemiaAs given in this study (rats).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Furthermore, carnosine also improved the cognitive function of P28-33 rats, whose cognitive function decline was due to HIBD.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Hypoxia-ischemia was induced in rats on postnatal days 7-9 (P7-9).
    Summary · context
    Carnosine was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 250mg/kg at 0h, 24h, and 48h after hypoxia-ischemia was induced.

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