Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Adrian Corbett (Advisor), Debra Mayes (Committee Member), Mary White (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
Previous animal experiments have indicated that administration of fluoxetine and simvastatin at 20-26 hours post-stroke decreases the volume of ischemic infarcts. This experiment expanded on previous experiments by adding ascorbic acid to the post-stroke regimen, initiating simvastatin pre-stroke, and adding a third initiation time frame (48-54 hours). Male retired breeder Sprague-Dawley rats were on simvastatin for 7 days prior to stroke induction. Combined medications of 5 milligrams/kilogram of fluoxetine, 1 milligram/kilogram of simvastatin and 20 milligrams/kilogram of ascorbic acid were orally administered at 6-12 hours, 20-26 hours, or 48-54 hours, respectively, following stroke induction. Adult rats that were treated 20-26 hours post-stroke showed a decrease in infarct volume (15.67 ± 5.622 millimeters cubed, P=0.0098) compared to the control. The combination of simvastatin, fluoxetine and ascorbic acid decreased the relative risk (RR=0.3704 (95% confidence interval 0.0987 to 1.3905, p-value = 0.1411) of bleeding after ischemic stroke if initiated 20-26 hours after stroke induction in rats.
Page Count
101
Department or Program
Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
Year Degree Awarded
2016
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