RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effect of deferoxamine on Na+K+ATPase activity after cerebral ischemia in rabbits
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 88
OP 92
VO 11
IS 2
A1 Gurbilek, Mehmet
A1 Topcu, Cemile
A1 AkOz, Mehmet
A1 Bariskaner, Hulagu
A1 Ustun, Mehmet E.
A1 KOylu, Oznur
YR 2006
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/2/88.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of deferoxamine on tissue sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na+-K+ ATPase) activity on cerebral ischemia in rabbits.METHODS: We cared for the animals in the Pharmacology Department of the Medical School of Selcuk University in 2004. We used 30, New Zealand, 7-day-old male rabbits in the experiment. We anesthetized all the animals with xylazine hydrochloric acid and ketamine. We divided the rabbits equally into 3 groups. In group 1 (n=10) (sham group), we observed baseline levels, and did not apply ischemia. In group 2 (n=10) (untreated group) we produced cerebral ischemia by clamping the bilateral common carotid arteries for 60 minutes, and in group 3 (n=10), we administered deferoxamine (DFO) 50 mg/kg intravenously immediately after opening the clamps. RESULTS: The Na+-K+ATPase activity increased after DFO treatment (p=0.045).CONCLUSION: We conclude that Na+-K+ATPase activity in cortical brain tissue was higher in DFO-treated rabbits compared with untreated animals after ischemia.