Background. Omega-3 (3) administration was shown to protect against hypoxic-ischemic injury. The objectives were to study the neuroprotective effects of 3, in a model of global ischemia. Methods. Male Wistar rats were subjected to carotid occlusion (30 min), followed by reperfusion. The groups were SO, untreated ischemic and ischemic treated rats with 3 (5 and 10 mg/kg, 7 days). The SO and untreated ischemic an...
The drug abuse has been the object of several research. Among these substances, the benzydamine is widely used as an anti-inflammatory and as a drug of abuse. We conducted a literature review about the "toxicological aspects of benzydamine”, focusing on clinical issues, both with regard to therapeutic effects as toxic aspects. A literature review was conducted through the databases Pubmed, Scielo, Lilacs and Me...
Epilepsy is considered one of the most important brain diseases in all whole world and its prevalence reaches 5%. Pilocarpine (P400) is a cholinergic agonist which is characterized by its capacity to induce seizures that evolutes to status epilepticus similar to human temporal lobus epilepsy. Pentylenetetrazole is a GABA antagonist that imitates the absence seizures and tonic-clonic seizures in humans. In this ...