[The effect of cerebrocrast on the microcirculation in acute transient cerebral ischemia].

In experiments on rats with cerebral ischemia (30-min occlusion of carotid arteries), the novel calcium antagonist Cerebrocrast (0.4 microgram.kg-1.min-1 i.v. for 15 min) was found to provide the functional maintenance of the parietal cerebral bed in the postischemic period by improving cerebral hemodynamics, reducing the number of highly narrowed capillaries. The agent prevented the erythrocytic accumulation of lipid peroxidation (LPO) products (diene conjugates and Schiff bases) in the intra- and postischemic periods, promoted the maintenance of viscoelastic properties during LPO activation.