In Wistar rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion, dietary carnosine significantly reduced infarct size.
In plain wordsIn rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion, dietary carnosine significantly reduced infarct size.
- Peptide
- L-carnosine
- Outcome
- DecreaseInfarct size
- Study
Wistar ratsn: not reported in source
Focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion- Outcome group
- Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 150 mg/kg daily · dietary · 7 days before ischemiaAs given in this study (Wistar rats).
Source sentences
Carnosine significantly reduced the infarct size.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The neuroprotective effect of dietary carnosine administration was investigated in an experimental model of focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in Wistar rats.
Animals received carnosine with a diet at a daily dose of 150 mg/kg for 7 days before temporary occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), performed for 60 min.