[Effect of hypoxic-ischemic preconditioning of neonatal rats--morphometric evaluation of cerebral hemispheres].

Though the mechanisms of hypoxic-ischemic preconditioning are under investigation, it is considered that nitric oxide can play a critical role in the formation of this phenomenon. Experiments on white rats for study of cerebral hemisphere masses were carried out on 22-nd day after 3-hours hypoxic-ischemic exposure: (a) on 7-day-old rats, (b) on 7-day-old rats but 30 minutes before this exposure animals 3-times underwent short lasting (5 minutes) hypoxic-ischemic impacts (preconditioning), (c) same as previous experimental condition, but 15 minutes before beginning of preconditioning, animals were intraperitoneally injected either by non selective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor (L-NAME) or (d) inducible NO synthase (iNOS) selective inhibitor--aminoguanidine. Received results showed that 3-times preconditioning efficiently protect brain from three hours hypoxic-ischemic exposure.

[Changes in emotional state and learning process disorders in rats with experimental hepatic encephalopathy].

Animal models of liver failure are widely used for research of morphological and functional changes and pathogenetic mechanisms of hepatic encephalopathy. Changes in learning process and emotional state of rats, which were administered intraperitoneally (Phenobarbiton 40 mg/kg/day) for five days and then subcutaneously (Acetaminophen 1000 mg/kg) are described. Behaviour of rats was studied in the "open field".

[Effect of lidocaine and lidocaine with adrenaline on development of cerebral seizures].

Experiments were carried out on male albino rats of 200-250 g weight with bipolar electrodes implanted in neocortex, as well as in the right and the left dorsal hippocampus for the study of the effect of lidocaine and its combination with adrenaline on the electric activity of brain. On the fifth day from the implantation in the first group of animals 0,3 ml 2% lidocaine was injected intra-peritoneally and the electric activity from the above mentioned structures was registered. In the second group 0,3 ml 2% lidocaine with adrenaline was injected intra-peritoneally (1:100000).

[The role of preparation LB in forming a thrombotic infarct of the cerebral cortex].

Non-invasion model for photochemically induced brain infarction was used to study the effect of a the new anti-ischemic drug LB ("Plaferon") in albino rats. Intensity of a local blood flow was measured so as oxygen tension in brain cortex. Square and volume of the disturbed nervous tissue region, capillary length and density of distribution of different caliber vessels were detected by means of light microscopy in serial sections of brain cortex.