title: Cerebroprotective Effects of Dimeric Copper(II) Bis(o-acetoxybenzoate) on Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Gerbils.
abstract: The cerebroprotective effects of copper aspirinate [dimeric copper(II) bis(o-acetoxybenzoate)] were investigated in gerbils subjected to 10-min global cerebral ischemia followed b 60-min reperfusion. The results showed that intragastric copper aspirinate (7.5, 15.0 and 30.0 mg Kg(-1)) markedly promoted the recovery of the electroencephalogram amplitude, attenuated the increase of lipid peroxide content and the decrease of superoxide dismutase activity in the cortex during ischemia-reperfusion injury. It suggested that copper aspirinate possesses potential neuroprotective properties, the mechanism of which might be related to an increase of the activity of endogenous superoxide dismutase.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Pharmacological Laboratories of Natural Products Kunming Medical College Kunming 650031 China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wanling
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhihe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen