the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30572172); the Key Project of Jiangsu Health Department (No K200501); the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Education Department (No 05KJA31014); the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No 20040312004).
Aim: To investigate the protective role of iptakalim, a novel ATP sensitive potassium channel opener, on global cerebral ischemia-evoked insult in gerbils and glutamate-induced PC12 cell injury. Methods: Global cere...