▁reduce ▁gl ut am ate ▁levels , ▁N AA G ▁in hib ition ▁has ▁shown ▁promise ▁in ▁prevent ing ▁ne uro log ical ▁damage ▁associated ▁with ▁S HI ▁and ▁T BI . ▁ ▁St roke ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁St roke ▁Association , ▁stroke ▁is ▁the ▁third - leading ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁leading ▁cause ▁of ▁adult ▁dis ability . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁gl ut am ate ▁levels ▁cause ▁underlying ▁is chem ic ▁damage ▁during ▁a ▁stroke , ▁and , ▁thus , ▁N AA G ▁in hib ition ▁might ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁dimin ish ▁this ▁damage . ▁ ▁Sch iz op hren ia ▁▁ ▁Sch iz op hren ia ▁is ▁a ▁mental ▁dis order ▁that ▁affect s ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁people ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁mode led ▁by ▁P CP ▁in ▁labor atory ▁animals , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁that ▁m G lu R ▁ag on ists ▁have ▁reduced ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁drug . ▁ ▁N AA G ▁is , ▁such , ▁an ▁m G lu R ▁ag on ist . ▁Thus , ▁in hib ition ▁of ▁the ▁en zym e ▁that ▁reduces ▁N AA G ▁concentration , ▁N AA G ▁pe pt id ase , ▁could ▁provide ▁a ▁practical ▁treatment ▁for ▁reduction ▁of ▁sch iz op hren ic ▁sympt oms . ▁ ▁Di ab etic ▁ne urop ath y ▁▁ ▁Di ab etes ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁dam aged ▁n erves , ▁causing ▁loss ▁of ▁sens ation , ▁pain , ▁or , ▁if ▁autonom