Аннотация
Transient forebrain ischaemia is widely observed in clinical practice.
We have examined the effect of a single administration of the cholinesterase
inhibitor galanthamine (2mg kg(-1) i.p.) 25 min after reperfusion
in male Sprague-Dawley rats (180 +/- 20 g) after a 20-min common
carotid artery occlusion. Twenty-four-hours post-ischaemia there
was no difference in motor co-ordination or muscle tonus of the rats
treated with or without galanthamine as assessed by the rota-rod
test. Learning ability was examined using the shuttle-box test, evaluating
the latency time and the number of errors for six days in succession.
The performance of the ischaemic saline-injected rats was significantly
impaired on days 4, 5, 6 (latency time) compared with the non-ischaemic
rats and with the ischaemic animals administered galanthamine (P
< 0.05). Similar results were obtained when counting the number of
errors (failure to cross the cage during conditioned or unconditioned
stimulus). The monitoring of body temperature during the first 12-h
post-ischaemia did not show any significant difference between the
groups. The data showed a beneficial effect of galanthamine on the
recovery of learning ability when administered once only post-ischaemia.
This suggests a direct effect on the early pathologic mechanisms
of CNS damage. Cholinesterase inhibitors may prove useful in the
early clinical treatment of ischaemic conditions.
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