neuroprotective
adjective
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Definition of neuroprotective
: serving to protect neurons from injury or degeneration
neuroprotective drugs
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The neuroprotective cells can tilt the balance toward recovery. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Neural stem cells to be readied for newborn therapy under $5M grant to San Diego researcher," 20 Aug. 2019 In contrast, as an antioxidant, JW-1 may have neuroprotective effects. — Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, "Antioxidants In Soybeans May Protect Against Marijuana-Related Heart Damage," 6 Aug. 2019 In 2003, along with two colleagues, Nobel laureate Julius Axelrod, an American, obtained a patent on the drug for its anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. — Kieron Monks, CNN, "The green gold rush: Could Africa be on the verge of a weed race?," 9 Oct. 2017 The siblings started the Blechman Foundation and their nonprofit national organization has raised about $300,000 in early-stage funding for six pilot projects in neuroprotective research that can perhaps delay or avoid PD for those at risk. — Christina Mayo, miamiherald, "Woman born with major health issues calls her mother, ‘My hero’," 10 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neuroprotective.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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neuroprotective
adjective
neu·ro·pro·tec·tive
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Medical Definition of neuroprotective
: serving to protect nerve cells from injury or degeneration
Neuroprotective strategies involve interfering with the ischemic cascade, thereby prolonging and substantially reducing stroke size. — Lewis B. Morgenstern, M.D. et al., Scientific American Medical Bulletin, June 2000 Laboratory and clinical studies with selegiline are promising, but have not yet firmly established that selegiline, or any other drug, is neuroprotective.— Warren Olanow, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 6 Mar. 1996
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neuroprotection
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Neuroprotection is another approach that has become important in glaucoma research. It is the use of drugs to protect optic nerve cells from taking in too much calcium, thus strengthening them against growing intraocular pressure.
— Aimee Phan, USA Today, 17 Aug. 1999