Dexamethasone Treatment Reverses Cognitive Impairment but Increases Brain Oxidative Stress in Rats Submitted to Pneumococcal Meningitis

Pneumococcal meningitis is associated with a significant mortality rate and neurologic sequelae. The animals received either 10 μL of saline or a S. pneumoniae suspension and were randomized into different groups: sham: placebo with dexamethasone 0.7 mg/kg/1 day; placebo with dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Barichello, Ana Lucia B. Santos, Cintia Silvestre, Jaqueline S. Generoso, Andreza L. Cipriano, Fabricia Petronilho, Felipe Dal-Pizzol, Clarissa M. Comim, João Quevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/173035