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Neuroscience and Neurobiology

Wright State University

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2016

Enantiomer

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Examination Of A Post-Stroke Drug Treatment For Its Effect On Blood Brain Barrier Permeability, And Gene Expression Changes In The Peri-Infarct Region, Ankita Anil Patel Jan 2016

Examination Of A Post-Stroke Drug Treatment For Its Effect On Blood Brain Barrier Permeability, And Gene Expression Changes In The Peri-Infarct Region, Ankita Anil Patel

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In this current study, we have investigated this a combination of fluoxetine, simvastatin and ascorbic acid administered daily beginning at 20-26 hours after stroke induction. We hope to understand therapeutic abilities by studying its effectiveness on the blood brain barrier permeability and gene expression changes of the microglial subtypes involved in neuro-inflammation and neurogenesis factors in the peri-infarct region. Our results indicate that S-enantiomer of fluoxetine may be more beneficial compared to the R-enantiomer. The S-enantiomer was effective in tightening the blood brain barrier in contrast to the R-enantiomer, in which the latter showed a greater Evans Blue dye permeability …