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N-acetylated-alpha-linked-acidic dipeptidase inhibitor has a neuroprotective effect on mouse retinal ganglion cells after pressure-induced ischemia.

Excessive glutamate receptor activation is thought to be involved in the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death after ischemic injury. In this study, we examined the effect of 2-PMPA (2-(phosphonomethyl)pentanedioic acid) on RGC survival in an ischemia-reperfusion model using C57BL/6 mouse eyes. 2-PMPA is a NAALADase (N-acetylated-alpha-linked-acidic dipeptidase) inhibitor, an enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of the neuropeptide NAAG (N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate) to N-acetyl-aspartate and glutamate. 100mg/kg 2-PMPA were given with intraperitoneal injections 30 min before ischemia followed per hour injection for 3h. 2-PMPA increased surviving RGCs as well as retinal thickness after pressure-induced retinal ischemia. In addition, neuroprotection afforded by 2-PMPA was greater than that of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor blocker. These data indicate that NAALADase inhibition may be useful in retinal disorders in which excessive amino acid transmission is pathogenic.[1]

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  1. N-acetylated-alpha-linked-acidic dipeptidase inhibitor has a neuroprotective effect on mouse retinal ganglion cells after pressure-induced ischemia. Harada, C., Harada, T., Slusher, B.S., Yoshida, K., Matsuda, H., Wada, K. Neurosci. Lett. (2000) [Pubmed]
 
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