“…Among them, glutamate-induced neuronal toxicity, the so-called excitatory neurotoxicity, is thought as the triggering spark in the ischemic neuronal damage (Kostandy, 2012). Numerous studies have demonstrated that an accumulation of glutamate, the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a major role in excitatory neurotoxicity following I/R, suggesting that a reduction of glutamate accumulation may have a potential value in prevention of cerebral I/R injury (Camacho and Massieu, 2006;Koinig et al, 2001).…”