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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2): 139-143.

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Protective effects of MC-002 on anti-stroke in rats

ZENG Sheng-nan1,2, WU Yu-lin1, HE Guang-wei3, WU Qiang3   

  1. 1Department of Physiology,China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009,Jiangsu,China;
    2Chinese Medicine Hospital of Shaodong Count, Shaoyang 422800, Hunan, China;
    3Hefei Industrial Pharmacartical Institute CO.Ltd. & Anhui Research Center of Pharmaceutial Removation, Hefei, 230088, Anhui, China
  • Received:2010-11-07 Revised:2011-01-13 Published:2011-04-20

Abstract: AIM: To investgate the protection effects of 3-methoxy-4-O-(2'-methyl radical-3'5'6'- trimethyl pyrazinyl) cinnamic acid (MC-002) on anti-stroke in rats by antihypertensive therapy.METHODS: RHRSP (stroke prone renovascular hypertensive rats) model was reproduced to initiate 2K1C renal hypertension, and the stroke was accelerated by high sodium intake. The effect of MC-002 at different doses on rats' neurological symptom,body weight, blood pressure and pathological section of brain tissues were examined after the administration by i.v. injections.RESULTS:MC-002 can significantly improve the rats' neurological symptom and decrease blood pressure(P<0.01);MC-002(30 and 18 mg/kg) can markedly inhibit the dropping of rats' bodyweight(P<0.01);the pathological observations showed that neuronal cells shape and number were obviously improved after treated with MC-002.CONCLUSION: As a new Ca2+ antagonist and scavenger of free radicals, MC-002 has notable effects of stroke protection in rats by antihypertensive therapy.

Key words: MC-002, Stroke, Protective effect

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