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Current Drug Targets - CNS & Neurological Disorders

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ISSN (Print): 1568-007X
ISSN (Online): 1568-007X

Arundic Acid (ONO-2506) Ameliorates Delayed Ischemic Brain Damage by Preventing Astrocytic Overproduction of S100B

Author(s): T. Asano, T. Mori, T. Shimoda, R. Shinagawa, S. Satoh, N. Yada, S. Katsumata, S. Matsuda, Y. Kagamiishi and N. Tateishi

Volume 4, Issue 2, 2005

Page: [127 - 142] Pages: 16

DOI: 10.2174/1568007053544084

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Abstract

After focal cerebral ischemia, the infarct volume increases rapidly within acute infarct expansion (initial 12 to 24 h) and continues slowly during delayed infarct expansion (25 to 168 h). While acute infarct expansion represents progressive necrosis within the ischemic core, delayed infarct expansion starts as disseminated apoptotic cell death in a narrow rim surrounding the infarct border, which gradually coalesces to form a larger infarct. Discovery of a distinct correlation between reactive astrogliosis along the infarct border and delayed infarct expansion in the rodent ischemia model led us to investigate the possible causal relationship between the two events. Specifically, the calcium binding protein S100B exerts detrimental effects on cell survival through activation of various intracellular signaling pathways, resulting in altered protein expression. Arundic acid [(R)-(-)-2-propyloctanoic acid, ONO-2506] is a novel agent that inhibits S100B synthesis in cultured astrocytes. In the rodent ischemia model, this agent was shown to inhibit both the astrocytic overexpression of S100B and the subsequent activation of signaling pathways in the peri-infarct area. Concurrently, delayed infarct expansion was prevented, and neurologic deficits were promptly ameliorated. The results of subsequent studies suggest that the efficacy of arundic acid is mediated by restoring the activity of astroglial glutamate transporters via enhanced genetic expression.

Keywords: arundic acid, astrocyte, glial activation, s100, s100b, cerebral ischemia, cytokine, dementia


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