Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani
Steroidal anti inflammatory drug betamethasone significantly alters level of striatal dopamine in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease
Many scientific efforts have been well done to investigate the effects of anti inflammatory agents on the degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s (PD) or Alzheimer’s disease and their affil…
Received 25 September 2008 20:10 UTC; Posted 26 September 2008
Posted to: Chemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology
COX inhibition: Catalepsy and Striatum Dopaminergic-GABAergic-Glutamatergic Neurotransmission
Selective COX-2 and COX-1 inhibitors were administered (i.p. acutely) to normal and parkinsonian rats, followed by the analysis of the striatal dopamine, GABA and glutamate concentrations using the…
Received 01 January 2008 18:05 UTC; Posted 09 January 2008
Posted to: Neuroscience, Pharmacology