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Protective effects of C-phycocyanin against kainic acid-induced neuronal damage in rat hippocampus

Rimbau, Victor, Camins, Antoni, Romay, Cheyla, González, Ricardo, Pallàs, Mercè·1999·Neuroscience Letters

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The neuroprotective role of C-phycocyanin was examined in kainate-injured brains of rats. The effect of three different treatments with C-phycocyanin was studied. The incidence of neurobehavioral changes was significantly lower in animals receiving C-phycocyanin. These animals also gained significantly more weight than the animals only receiving kainic acid, whereas their weight gain did not differed significantly from controls. Equivalent results were found when the neuronal damage in the hippocampus was evaluated through changes in peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (microglial marker) and heat shock protein 27 kD expression (astroglial marker). Our results are consistent with the oxygen radical scavenging properties of C-phycocyanin described elsewhere. Our findings and the virtual lack of toxicity of C-phycocyanin suggest this drug could be used to treat oxidative stress-induced neuronal injury in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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  • Oral administration of C-PC decreased the activation of microglia and astrocytes caused by kainic acid in rats.

    “Moreover, oral administration of C-PC also decreased the activation of microglia and astrocytes caused by kainic acid in rats [85],”

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  • Oral treatment with C-PC shows its effect in the hippocampus, crossing the BBB.

    “An interesting aspect is that oral treatment with C-PC shows its effect in the hippocampus, crossing BBB [85].”

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Authors
Rimbau, V., Camins, A., Romay, C., González, R., & Pallàs, M.
Affiliations
  • Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
  • Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas (CU)
Venue
Neuroscience Letters
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-12
Volume
276
Issue
2
Pages
75-78
ISSN
0304-3940 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2116589941
Cited by
130
References
18
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuroscience Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
C-phycocyanin, kainic acid, excitotoxicity, neuroprotection, hippocampus, oxidative stress, neurobehavioral abnormalities, translocator protein (TSPO), HSP27, microglia, astrocytes, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
MeSH terms
Animals, Astrocytes, Body Weight, Heat-Shock Proteins, Hippocampus, Kainic Acid, Male, Phycocyanin, Receptors, GABA-A, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Microglia, Kainic Acid Receptors, Neuroprotective Agents, Rats

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