Decreased glutamine synthetase, increased citrulline-nitric oxide cycle activities, and oxidative stress in different regions of brain in epilepsy rat model

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-113

  Swamy, Mummedy ^a   Yusof, Wan Roslina Wan ^a   Sirajudeen, K N S ^a   Mustapha, Zulkarnain ^a   Govindasamy, Chandran ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Citrulline NO cycle enzymes; Epilepsy; Glutamine synthetase; Nitric oxide; Thiobarbituricacid reactive substances; Total antioxidant status

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARGINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; KAINIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EPILEPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CITRULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79955832357     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-010-0054-2     Document Type: Article

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