Involvement of nitric oxide in the effect of caffeine on the pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure threshold in mice

Background: Effect of caffeine on seizure is controversial in animal models of epilepsy. Caffeine is non-selective antagonist of A1 and A2A adenosine receptors. Meanwhile, nitric oxide-soluble guanylate cyclase-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-sGC-cGMP) pathway is partly involved in the central...

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Main Authors: Zahra Esmaili, Azhdar Heydari
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Qazvin University of Medical Sciences & Health Services 2018-12-01
Series:The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://journal.qums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=2728&sid=1&slc_lang=en