Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Edaravone, a free radical scavenger, ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
- Journal:
- Neuroscience letters
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Moriya, Masayuki et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Neurology (D-4) · Japan
Abstract
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and its murine model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The effect of edaravone, a free radical scavenger, on EAE was investigated in this study. Treatment with edaravone significantly ameliorated the clinical severity of EAE, and a reduced infiltration of lymphocytes was observed based on a histological analysis. The expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in the spinal cords appeared to be reduced by the treatment with edaravone and this effect was confirmed in vitro. A reduction of both the cellular infiltration and the expression of iNOS may therefore underlie the mechanisms of the beneficial effect of edaravone on EAE.
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