Widespread Neonatal Brain Damage following Calcium Channel Blockade
- 18 August 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Developmental Neuroscience
- Vol. 29 (3), 213-231
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000095221
Abstract
An abundance of evidence exists that shows calcium channel blockade promotes injury in cultured neurons. However, few studies have addressed the in vivo toxicity of such agents. We now show that the L-type calcium channel antagonist nimodipine promotes widespread and robust injury throughout the neonatal rat brain, in an age-dependent manner. Using both isolated neuronal as well as brain slice approaches, we address mechanisms behind such injury. These expanded studies show a consistent pattern of injury using a variety of agents that lower intracellular calcium. Collectively, these observations indicate that postnatal brain development represents a transitional period for still developing neurons, from being highly sensitive to reductions in intracellular calcium to being less vulnerable to such changes. These observations directly relate to current therapeutic strategies targeting neonatal brain injury.Keywords
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