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Impact of Ginkgo Biloba Extract EGb 761 on Ischemia/Reperfusion - Induced Oxidative Stress Products Formation in Rat Forebrain.Uríková A, Babusíková E, Dobrota D, Drgová A, Kaplán P, Tatarková Z, Lehotský J Department of Medical Biochemistry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, MalaHora 4, SK-03601, Martin, Slovakia, Lehotsky@jfmed.uniba.sk. Dysbalance in reactive oxygen/nitrogen species is involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Ginkgo biloba extract (Egb 761) pre-treatment was used to observe potential antioxidant/neuroprotective effect after global ischemia/reperfusion. Egb 761 significantly decreased the level of lipoperoxidation (LPO) in rat forebrain total membrane fraction (homogenate) induced by in vitro oxidative stress (Fe(2+)+H(2)O(2)). In animals subjected to four-vessel global ischemia for 15 min and 2-24 h reperfusion the EGb pretreatment slightly decreased LPO in forebrain homogenate. However, as detected in EGb treated group, the LPO-induced lysine conjugates are attenuated in comparison to non-treated IRI animals. EGb significantly improved parameters which indicate forebrain protein oxidative damage after IRI. The intensity of tryptophane fluorescence was increased by the 18.2% comparing to non-treated IRI group and bityrosine fluorescence was significantly decreased in ischemic (21%) and 24 h reperfused (15.9%) group in comparison non-treated IRI group. In addition, the level of total free SH- groups in pre-treated animals was significantly higher comparing to non-treated animals. Our results indicate that extract of EGb 761 has potent antioxidant activity and could play a role to attenuate the IRI-induced oxidative protein modification and lipoperoxidation in the neuroprotective process. Published 7 December 2006 in Cell Mol Neurobiol, 26(7): 1341-51.
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