Effect of cinnarizine on the brain mitochondrial oxidative system, antioxidant blood activity, and the rat behavior in hypoxia
Belostotskaia, L.I.; Chaĭka, L.A.; Gomon, O.N.
Eksperimental'naia i Klinicheskaia Farmakologiia 66(6): 16-19
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0869-2092 PMID: 14743704 Document Number: 564476
The effect of cinnarizine on the functional state of brain mitochondria, the activity of blood antioxidant system, and the behavior of rats was studied under model hypoxic hypoxia conditions. A four-day treatments with cinnarizine (50 mg/kg, twice per day via a gastric tube) prevents the hypoxic brain edema development, restores NAD+ dependent oxidation of a succinate substrate, normalizes emotional-exploratory activity, and causes hyperlocomotion of the experimental animals, while not influencing a high level of activity of the blood antioxidant system.