Delayed melatonin administration promotes neuronal survival, neurogenesis and motor recovery, and attenuates hyperactivity and anxiety after mild focal cerebral ischemia in mice
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Abstract: Melatonin is a potent antioxidant with neuroprotective activity in animal models of ischemic stroke, which based on its lack of serious toxicity has raised hopes that it might be used for human stroke treatment in the future. This study investigated how subacute delivery of melatonin, starting at 24 hr after stroke onset, and continuing for 29 days (4 mg/kg/day; via drinking water), influences neuronal survival, endogenous neurogenesis, motor recovery and locomotor activity in C57Bl6/j mice submitted to 30‐min middle cerebral artery occlusion. Histologic studies showed that melatonin improved neuronal survival and enhanced neurogenesis, even when applied 1 day after stroke. Cell survival was associated with a long‐lasting improvement of motor and coordination deficits, evaluated by the grip strength and RotaRod tests, as well as with attenuation of hyperactivity and anxiety of the animals as revealed in open field tests. The robust functional neurologic improvements encourage proof‐of‐concept studies with melatonin in human stroke patients.
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Treatments promoting neurological recovery by remodelling brain tissue can be instituted during the stroke recovery phase, unlike neuroprotection which requires acute intervention.
“By contrast with neuroprotection, which requires an acute intervention, treatments promoting neurological recovery by remodelling of brain tissue can be instituted during the stroke recovery phase.10–15”
From Promoting brain remodelling and plasticity for stroke recovery: therapeutic promise and potential pitfalls of clinical translation (2012) · cites this paper as [13]
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- Authors
- Kilic, E., Kilic, Ü., Bacigaluppi, M., Guo, Z., Abdallah, N. B., Wolfer, D. P., Reiter, R. J., Hermann, D. M., & Bassetti, C. L.
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- University Hospital Zurich (CH)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
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- Journal of Pineal Research
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- 2008-08-12
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- 45
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- 142-148
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- 1600-079X
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Keywords
- melatonin, ischemic stroke, focal cerebral ischemia, middle cerebral artery occlusion, neurogenesis, neuronal survival, motor recovery, hyperactivity, anxiety, neuroprotection, locomotor deficits
- MeSH terms
- Doublecortin Domain Proteins, Animals, Antioxidants, Anxiety, Cell Survival, Brain Ischemia, Hyperkinesis, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Melatonin, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Motor Activity, Neurons, Neuropeptides, Mice
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