| Literature DB >> 15672552 |
Atilla Ilhan1, Mustafa Iraz, Ahmet Gurel, Ferah Armutcu, Omer Akyol.
Abstract
Since overexcitation of excitatory amino acid is an important mechanism in seizure genesis wherein free radicals have recently been suggested to play a critical role, we explored the effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) administration in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced seizure in mice. CAPE prevents the oxidative damage in brain tissue induced by PTZ, scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). Our results demonstrate that CAPE treatment which prevents free radical production and ameliorates seizure severity may be useful at least as an adjunctive treatment of seizure disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15672552 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-004-7038-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996