2 5 dihydroxybenzoic acid/seizures

The present study indicates that free radicals have been implicated in pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced seizure and kindling. In our experiments we used a method in which free hydroxyl radicals (* OH) are trapped by systemically applied salicylate in vivo, resulting in the stable and quantifiable

Microdialysis was done on 300-400 g, awake, male rats with microdialysis probes inserted through guide cannulas into the striatum (Bregma co-ordinates A 0.5, L 2.9, D -4.0 for guide cannulas implanted 5 days previously). Rats were exposed to hyperbaric oxygen (HBO; 6 atm absolute, 5 atm gauge

Previous experiments have shown that the generation of free hydroxyl radicals in rat brain homogenates is increased following pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) kindling. The present study was performed in order to evaluate the involvement of endogeneous radical defence systems as the superoxide dismutase

Hydroxybenzoic and phthalic acids and their related compounds were tested for inhibitory activity to brain glutamate decarboxylase. Of mono-, di-, and trihydroxybenzoic acids, gallic acid was the most inhibitory, giving 50% inhibition at a concentration of 0.17 mM. Dihydroxybenzoic acids were less

Indices of free radical production and cell damage were examined in male Sprague-Dawley rats chronically exposed to either ethanol (ETOH) or water vapor. In experiment 1, rats experienced either 1 or 11 cycles of ETOH exposure and withdrawal. Brain tissue was harvested 12 hr after ETOH exposure, and

Oxygen (O(2)) at high pressures acts as a neurotoxic agent leading to convulsions. The mechanism of this neurotoxicity is not known; however, oxygen free radicals and nitric oxide (NO) have been suggested as contributors. This study was designed to follow the formation of oxygen free radicals and NO