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محمد کریمیان

محمد کریمیان

مرتبه علمی: استادیار
ارکید:
تحصیلات: دکترای تخصصی
اسکاپوس:
دانشکده: دانشکده علوم پایه
نشانی:
تلفن: 01135302401

مشخصات پژوهش

عنوان
Neurosteroids and their receptors in ischemic stroke: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities
نوع پژوهش
JournalPaper
کلیدواژه‌ها
Ischemic stroke, Neurosteroids, Neuroprotection, Molecular mechanisms
سال
2020
مجله PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
شناسه DOI
پژوهشگران Mohammad Karimian ، Zeinab Vahidinia ، Mohammad Taghi Joghataei

چکیده

Extensive progress has been made to understand the pathophysiology of stroke but it is still a major cause of mortality and disability worldwide. There are few strategies for the treatment of this disease and the use of thrombolytic tissue plasminogen activator is limited due to the narrow time window. However, the administration of neuroactive steroids could be considered as a potential treatment approach to decrease ischemiainduced lesions. Neurosteroids receptors play important roles in neuroprotection mediated by these hormones. Membrane and intracellular receptors are both involved in the protective effects of estrogen and progesterone on ischemic brain injury. The intracellular receptors often regulate the gene transcription while the membrane receptors act through modulation of signal transduction pathways. Besides, allopregnanolone acts as a potent positive modulator of the GABA receptor. Moreover, the neuroprotective effects of vitamin D and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) are mediated through the binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR) and several intracellular and membrane receptors, respectively. Activation of VDR could affect various processes including apoptosis, calcium metabolism, oxidative stress, immune modulation, inflammation and detoxifcation, and DHEA can modulate neurogenesis, neuronal function, and mitochondrial oxidative capacity. The present study aimed to describe the neuroprotective roles of the aforementioned neurosteroids with a focus on their receptors against ischemic stroke.