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  • Neuroprotective effect of 4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2-terpyridine trihydrochloride, a novel inducer of nerve growth factor.

Neuroprotective effect of 4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2-terpyridine trihydrochloride, a novel inducer of nerve growth factor.

Life sciences (1996-01-01)
K Yamamoto, R Yoshikawa, S Okuyama, Y Takahashi, Y Karasawa, N Hino, T Miyoshi, H Araki, K Hanabusa, H Shirai, K Tomisawa
ABSTRACT

We have identified 4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2-terpyridine: trihydrochloride (SS701), which belongs to a family of a small unique neuroprotective agents. SS701 accelerated the production of nerve growth factor (NGF) in cultured astroglial cells, dose- and time-dependently. In in vivo studies, SS701, when administered 30 min after induced cerebral ischemia, neuroprotective effects on delayed neuronal death in Mongolian gerbils were evident. The neuroprotective effects of SS701 against ischemia-induced delayed neuronal death are attributed to stimulation of the production of NGF.

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4′-(4-Methylphenyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, 98%