Effective neuroprotection and organ protection: activation of the endogenous mechanisms of sanogenesis

Abstract

The review sets out modern ideas about the mechanisms of action of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the central nervous system and other organs and systems. Current experimental and clinical studies have shown that GABA has numerous effects: neuroprotective, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-allergic, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective and enteroprotective, and others, which are currently the subject for study by biologists, physiologists, and physicians. Synthetic GABA analogues are widely used in clinical practice. One of these drugs is aminophenylbutyric acid hydrochloride (Anvifen®) that has demonstrated high efficiency and safety in clinical practice.

Keywords

• gamma-aminobutyric acid
• aminophenylbutyric acid hydrochloride
• anvifen®
• neuroprotection
• cytoprotection