Immunosuppressant Analogs in Neuroprotection [Paperback]

Part I: Immunosuppressants, Neurologic Disorders, and NeuroprotectionIntroduction: Immunosuppressants as Neuroprotective AgentsMarcus F. Keep, Hiroyuki Uchino, and Eskil Elm?rPart II: Immunosuppressants and Parkinson's DiseaseCyclosporin-Mediated Amelioration of Degeneration of Dopaminergic Neurons in Experimental Models of ParkinsonismNorio Ogawa and Ken-ichi TanakaImmunophilin Ligands and Dopamine Neurons: Specific Effects in Culture and In VivoLauren C. Costantini and Ole IsacsonEffects of Neuroimmunophilin Ligands on Parkinson's Disease and CognitionJoseph P. Steiner, Douglas T. Ross, Hansjorg Sauer, Theresa Morrow, and Gregory S. HamiltonImproved Survival of Grafted Dopamine Neurons by Calcineurin InhibitorsRoger F. Castilho, Oskar Hansson, and Patrik BrundinPossible Mechanisms Underlying the Protective Action of Immunosuppressants Against Parkinson's Disease: The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore HypothesisL. V. P. Korlipara and A. H. V. SchapiraPart III: Immunosuppressants and Other Age-Related DisordersImmunosuppressants and Alzheimer's DiseaseMark P. MattsonCyclosporin A Protects Striatal Neurons from Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Implications for Huntington's DiseaseLiza Leventhal and Jeffrey H. KordowerPart IV: Immunosuppressants, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain InjuryCyclosporin A Protects Mitochondria in an In Vitro Model of Hypoxia/Reperfusion InjuryVladimir Gogvadze and Christoph RichterProtective Effect of Cyclosporin A on Glial Activation and White Matter Alterations Induced by Chronic Cerebral HypoperfusionHideaki Wakita, Hidekazu Tomimoto, and Ichiro AkiguchiBlockade of Late-Onset Reduction of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Immunosuppressants in Forebrain IschemiaKen-ichi Tanaka, M. Asanuma, and NorioOgawaThe Role of Immunophilins in Focal Cerebral Ischemia: Evidence of Neuroprotection by FK506A. L. McGregor, P. A. Jones, J. F. McCarter, T. E. Allsopp, and J. SharkeyImmunosuppressants in Traumatic Brain InjuryDavid O. Okonkwo and John T. l#,