Pregabalin suppresses calcium-mediated proteolysis and improves stroke outcome

Pregabalin, a Ca2+ channel α2δ-subunit antagonist with analgesic and antiepileptic activity, reduced neuronal loss and improved functional outcome in a mouse model of focal ischemic stroke. Pregabalin administration (5–10 mg/kg, i.p.) 30–90 min after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperf...

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Main Authors: Jeong Seon Yoon, Jong-Hwan Lee, Tae Gen Son, Mohamed R. Mughal, Nigel H. Greig, Mark P. Mattson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-03-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996110003864