Effect of glutathione on brain nitric oxide levels in an experimental epilepsy mouse model

AKÇALI A., PENÇE S., KURTUL N., BOŞNAK M., NEYAL M.

NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH, cilt.4, sa.9, ss.704-709, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2009.09.012
  • Dergi Adı: NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.704-709
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathophysiology of epilepsy. Glutathione, known as one of the compounds of antioxidant defense, has been shown to inhibit convulsions. Nitric oxide has a proconvulsant effect on a pentylenetetrazole-induced animal model.