Description
Ceftriaxoneisathirdgenerationβ-lactamcephalosporinantibiotic.Ceftriaxoneexhibitsantibacterialefficacyagainstgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria,inhibitingpenicillinbindingproteinactivitytopreventpeptidoglycansynthesisandbacterialcellwallformation.Ceftriaxoneisalsoneuroprotective.Thiscompounddisplayscognitionenhancingbenefit,suppressingtraumaticbraininjury-inducedbrainedemaandcognitivefunctiondeficitsinanimalmodelsbydecreasingautophagyandupregulatingexpressionofglutamatetransporterGLT-1;thisalsoresultsinprotectioninanimalmodelsofHuntington’sdiseaseandattenuatesthedevelopmentofdependenceandabstinence-inducedwithdrawalinanimalmodelsofsubstanceabuse.
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