In vivo 31p spectroscopy study of treated and untreated recovery of rat partial brain ischemia
Maria Antonietta Macri
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorRenzo Campanella
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco De Luca
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Montalbano
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorFranco Taggi
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Professor Bruno Maraviglia
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Dipt. di Fisica, Universita' “La Sapienza”, P. le Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome, Italy===Search for more papers by this authorMaria Antonietta Macri
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorRenzo Campanella
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco De Luca
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Montalbano
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorFranco Taggi
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Professor Bruno Maraviglia
Dipt. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” 00185 Rome, Italy.
Dipt. di Fisica, Universita' “La Sapienza”, P. le Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome, Italy===Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Quantitative 31P NMR was used to follow the time variation of the hypometabolic response to hypoxic partial ischemia in an animal model. The purpose of the study was to establish the value of this repeated spectroscopy operating by means of a surface coil. It aimed at determining whether a therapeutic intervention could influence the transient changes occurring during the insult or early recovery. A pharmacological substance was thus used during a reversible forebrain ischemia, induced by a combination of vascular occlusion and mild hypoxia in two groups of rats. As an available and convenient example, L-carnitine was chosen. Statistical analysis of the experimental results revealed a significant difference of the P1 and PCr levels between treated and untreated animals.
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