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Abstract
Stab-wounded ethanol-intoxicated and non-intoxicated rats were studied with respect to the effect of postoperative dexamethasone treatment on blood-brain barrier dysfunction to bovine albumin. In ethanol-intoxicated rats, fluorescence microscopy revealed an increased area of extravasation of fluorescent tracer, compared to non-intoxicated ones. No significant effect of dexamethasone treatment was observed in non-intoxicated rats. In ethanol-intoxicated rats, dexamethasone treatment resulted in a decreased area of extravasation. Quantitative immuno-electrophoretic measurements of exogeneous bovine albumin confirmed a significant decrease of blood-brain barrier dysfunction to albumin after dexamethasone treatment in ethanol-intoxicated rats, while no significant effect was observed in non-intoxicated ones.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 572126 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1979.tb02918.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Neurol Scand ISSN: 0001-6314 Impact factor: 3.209