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We examined the effects of a new hyperosmotic agent (NIK-242inj.) on brain edema, energy metabolites and regional cerebral blood flow (r-CBF) during acute cerebral ischemia. Cerebral ischemia was induced by bilateral common carotid artery ligation (BLCL) using spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The experimental animals were divided into 4 groups, A:20% NIK-242inj., B:20% mannitol, C:10% glycerol in 5% fructose, D:normal saline. All the animals were administered the agent or saline intravenously beginning at 1h after BLCL and continuing for 2h for a total dose of 6.8 ml/kg body weight. Brain water content and metabolites (ATP, lactate, pyruvate) were determined 3h after BLCL. Regional cerebral blood flow (r-CBF) in thalamus was also measured by the hydrogen clearance technique. The brain water content in the NIK-242inj. group was significantly lower than that of saline group. The concentration of brain ATP in the NIK-242inj. group remained higher than those of saline group. Accumulation of lactate in the NIK-242inj. group was less than in the mannitol and saline groups. The lactate/pyruvate ratio of the NIK-242 inj. group was significantly lower than that of the saline and mannitol groups. At 3h after BLCL, the reduction of r-CBF in the NIK-242inj. group was smaller than that of saline group. The present study suggests that NIK-242inj. as well as glycerol could ameliorate brain edema, disruption of brain energy metabolism and reduction of r-CBF in acutely induced cerebral ischemia.

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Effect of a new hyperosmotic agent, NIK-242 injection, on brain water content, metabolites and cerebral blood flow in cerebral ischemia in the spontaneously hypertensive rat.