Traumatic and possibly ischemic brain injury
GtoPdb Disease Summaries
This section gives an overview of the disease, and where available shows the following:
- Synonyms: Shows known synonyms for the disease.
- Description: Gives a basic description/definition of the disease.
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✖| Disease ID: | 930 | |
| Name: | Traumatic and possibly ischemic brain injury | |
| Associated with: | 1 target | |
Targets
GtoPdb Disease Summaries - Targets
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Immuno ligand interactions - If available, a table of immuno-relevant ligands is shown. These ligands have been curated as having an association to the disease and possess interaction data with the target in GtoPdb. The approval status of the ligand is shown, along with curator comments and an indication of whether the target is considered the primary target of the ligand.
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✖| KCa3.1 | |
| Role: | KCa3.1 is involved in respiratory burst and microglia mediated neuronal killing |
| Drugs: | cyclohexadione 16, TRAM-34 |
| Side effects: | none reported |
| Therapeutic use: | KCa3.1 blockers suggested for the treatment of brain injury |
| Comments: | cyclohexadione 16, TRAM-34 efficacy has been demonstrated in rat models of traumatic brain injury or optic nerve transcetion |
| References: | 1-3 |
Ligands
GtoPdb Disease Summaries - Ligands
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- Approved: If the ligand is an approved drug this is indicated, along with approval bodies.
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- Clinical Use: General clinical comments relating to the ligand and may not necessarily be specific to the disease in question. With hyperlink to more details on the ligand summary pages.
- Bioactivty Comments: Curatorial comments specifically about the compounds biological activity - with hyperlink to more details on the ligand summary pages.
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✖No ligand related data available for Traumatic and possibly ischemic brain injury
References
1. Kaushal V, Koeberle PD, Wang Y, Schlichter LC. (2007) The Ca2+-activated K+ channel KCNN4/KCa3.1 contributes to microglia activation and nitric oxide-dependent neurodegeneration. J Neurosci, 27 (1): 234-44. [PMID:17202491]
2. Khanna R, Roy L, Zhu X, Schlichter LC. (2001) K+ channels and the microglial respiratory burst. Am J Physiol, Cell Physiol, 280 (4): C796-806. [PMID:11245596]
3. Mauler F, Hinz V, Horváth E, Schuhmacher J, Hofmann HA, Wirtz S, Hahn MG, Urbahns K. (2004) Selective intermediate-/small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel (KCNN4) blockers are potent and effective therapeutics in experimental brain oedema and traumatic brain injury caused by acute subdural haematoma. Eur J Neurosci, 20 (7): 1761-8. [PMID:15379997]
