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(−)Deprenyl (selegeline) is a monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitor, but it also exerts several effects independent of MAO-B inhibition. For example, it has been shown to improve neuronal survival in different neurodegenerative models. In the present study, we have tested whether (−)deprenyl attenuates the neuronal damage in the hippocampus that is induced in a model of transient global ischemia in gerbils. (−)Deprenyl was administered 1) at a low daily dose starting two weeks before occlusion, 2) at a single high dose administered 3 h after occlusion, or 3) at a low daily dose for one or two weeks after occlusion. A nonsignificant trend of reduced neuronal damage in the hippocampal CA1 area was seen in all experimental groups treated with (−)deprenyl, regardless of the timing of treatment. The results together with previous evidence suggest that (−)deprenyl may protect CA1 neurons from ischemia-induced delayed death by several possible mechanisms, including the suppression of oxidative stress and apoptotic processes.
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Received September 1, 1998; accepted March 23, 1999
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Kuhmonen, J., Jolkkonen, J., Haapalinna, A. et al. The neuroprotective effects of (−)deprenyl in the gerbil hippocampus following transient global ischemia. J Neural Transm 107, 779–786 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007020070058
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007020070058