title: Thiol redox state (TRS) and oxidative stress in the mouse hippocampus after pentylenetetrazol-induced epileptic seizure.
abstract: In this study we evaluated oxidative stress (lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation) and thiol redox state [TRS: glutathione (GSH), glutathione disulfide (GSSG), cysteine (CSH), protein (P) thiols (PSH) and protein and non-protein (NP) mixed/symmetric disulfides (PSSR, NPSSR, NPSSC, PSSP)] in hippocampus after pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) administration at convulsive and subconvulsive dose. The significant decrease in PSH, CSH and NPSSC, as well as the increase in PSSP, NPSSR, lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation levels after PTZ-induced seizure indicate increased oxidative damage in hippocampus, although the levels of GSH and GSSG do not change significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Laboratory of Biochemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patsoukis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zervoudakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Panagopoulos
authors.forename: Christos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: Fevronia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angelatou
authors.forename: Nikolaos A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Matsokis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole / Q000633:toxicity*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole