Effects of RS-8359 on Reduced Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in the Rat Subjected to Transient Forebrain Ischemia

Changes in local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) of the postischemic rat brain were investigated using the rat four-vessel occlusion model. Following 20 or 30 min of ischemia, LCGUs of the cerebral cortices, striatum and hippocampus were decreased at 1 and 3 days postischemia, but were recovered at 7 days postischemia. Effects of repeated administration of RS-8359, (+-)-4-(4-cyanoanilino)-7-hydroxycyclopenta(3,2-e)pyrimidin e, (30 mg/kg x 2/day, p.o., 4 days) were examined at 3 days postischemia following 20 min of ischemia. Compared with the sham-operated group, the LCGUs of 22 out of 34 structures examined in the ischemic-control group were significantly reduced. In the RS-8359-treated group, however, significant reduction was observed in only 9 structures. Compared with the ischemic-control group, RS-8359 significantly ameliorated the reduction of LCGU in 12 structures. These results suggest that RS-8359 has beneficial effects on reduced glucose metabolism in the postischemic brain.