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Original Article

Influence of Antioxidants on Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability During Adrenaline-Induced Hypertension

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Pages 27-35 | Received 14 Nov 1999, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

We have examined the effect of antioxidants (vitamin E, and selenium) on the blood brain barrier permeability during adreneline-induced acute hypertension in the female rats. The rats supplemented with nontoxic doses of sodium selenite in drinking water for three months or vitamin E was given intraperitoneally before adrenaline-induced acute hypertension. Evans-blue was used as a blood–brain barrier tracer. Mean values for Evans-blue dye were found to be 0.28±0.04 μg/g tissue in control animals and 1.0±0.2 μg/g tissue after adrenaline-induced acute hypertension (p <. 01). Rats pretreated with selenium or vitamin E also showed macroscopic leakage of Evans-blue albumin after adrenaline injection i.e., there was no significant difference in protein extravasation between untreated and treated animals (p >. 5). The mean value for Evans-blue dye was found to be 1.0±0.2 μg/g tissue in acute hypertension group, 0.9±0.2 μg/g tissue in selenium pretreated animals and 1.0±0.2 μg/g tissue vitamin E injected animals after acute hypertension. The results show that antioxidants did not influence the blood-brain barrier breakdown during adrenaline-induced acute hypertension.

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