title: The Influence of Finasteride on Mean and Relative Spectral Density of EEG Bands in Rat Model of Thioacetamide-Induced Hepatic Encephalopathy.
abstract: Liver failure is associated with a neuropsychiatric syndrome, known as hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Finasteride, inhibitor of neurosteroid synthesis, may improve the course of HE. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of finasteride on mean and relative power density of EEG bands, determined by spectral analysis, in rat model of thioacetamide-induced HE. Male Wistar rats were divided into groups: (1) control; (2) thioacetamide-treated group, TAA (900 mg/kg); (3) finasteride-treated group, FIN (150 mg/kg); and (4) group treated with finasteride (150 mg/kg) and thioacetamide (900 mg/kg), FIN + TAA. Daily doses of FIN (50 mg/kg) and TAA (300 mg/kg) were administered during 3 subsequent days, and in FIN + TAA group FIN was administered 2 h before every dose of TAA. EEG was recorded 22-24 h after treatment and analyzed by fast Fourier transformation. While TAA did not induce significant changes in the beta band, mean and relative power in this band were significantly higher in FIN + TAA versus control group (p < 0.01). TAA caused a significant decline in mean power in alpha, theta, and delta band, and in FIN + TAA group the mean power in these bands was significantly higher compared with control. While in TAA group relative power was significantly decreased in theta (p < 0.01) and increased in delta band (p < 0.01) versus control, the opposite changes were found in FIN + TAA group: an increase in theta (p < 0.01) and a decrease in delta relative power (p < 0.01). In this study, finasteride pretreatment caused EEG changes that correspond to mild TAA-induced HE.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathophysiology "Ljubodrag Buba Mihailovic", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 9, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mladenović
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Physiology "Richard Burian", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26/II, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hrnčić
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Physiology "Richard Burian", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26/II, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rašić-Marković
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Diseases of Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotića 13, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Dj
authors.initials: Dj
authors.lastname: Macut
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Physiology "Richard Burian", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26/II, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. solja@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.rs.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stanojlović
mesh_terms: D058891:5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000641:Ammonia / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D058256:Brain Waves / Q000187:drug effects; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000069280:Electrocorticography; D018120:Finasteride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013853:Thioacetamide
chemical_list: D058891:5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents; D013853:Thioacetamide; D018120:Finasteride; D000641:Ammonia
keywords: Electroencephalography; Finasteride; Hepatic encephalopathy; Rats; Spectral analysis