dimethyl sulfoxide/edema

We tested the preventive effects of catalase, an enzymatic scavenger of hydrogen peroxide, or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a hydroxyl radical scavenger, on intravenous alloxan-induced lung edema in four groups of pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized, ventilated dogs for 3 h: saline (20 ml.kg-1.h-1)

The rabbit has been used for decades for predictive testing of skin irritancy, but in recent years, the guinea pig has been suggested as an alternative, especially for assessment of one of the components of the irritant reaction: edema (fluid accumulation). A method based on skin-fold measurements

Albino rabbits with experimental brain edema produced by a combined cryogenic and metabolic 6-aminonicotinamide lesion were administered intravenous dimethyl sulfoxide in varying concentrations and doses in the following manner: Subgroup A (concentration response) received a 1.0-g/kg bolus as a 10%,

Albino rabbits with experimental brain edema produced by a cryogenic lesion or by a cryogenic lesion combined with a metabolic blocker, 6-aminonicotinamide, were given 1 g of a 10% solution of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) per kg by intravenous bolus. Simultaneous recording of intracranial pressure

Albino rabbits with experimental brain edema produced by a combined cryogenic left hemisphere lesion and metabolic 6-aminonicotinamide lesion were administered a 3-hour intravenous infusion of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Simultaneous recording of intracranial pressure (ICP), systolic arterial

Addition of iron salts to suspensions of subcellular organelles or polyunsaturated fatty acids results in the formation of oxidative free radicals with subsequent initiation of lipid peroxidation. Pretreatment of rats with anti-oxidants prevents peroxidation following isocortical ferrous chloride

To ascertain the clinical significance of dimethyl sulfoxide-induced pigmenturia, we evaluated renal function and indicators of systemic hemolysis in stable quadriplegic patients receiving the drug intravenously (IV) for spinal cord injury. Despite a dose-dependent transient hemolysis with resultant

Large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium (maxi-K) channels regulate neurotransmitter release and neuronal excitability, and openers of these channels have been shown to be neuroprotective in models of cerebral ischemia. The authors evaluated the effects of postinjury systemic administration of

The object of this investigation was to study the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) upon the evolution of cerebral infarction. Twenty adult cats anesthetized lightly with ketamine hydrochloride underwent right middle cerebral artery occlusion for 6 hours. Ten cats were not treated and 10 cats

OBJECTIVE Interruption of the excitotoxic and inflammatory pathways implicated in endolymphatic hydrops (ELH)-associated hearing loss (HL) should afford hearing protection at the neuronal level. BACKGROUND Previous work in our laboratory in the mouse model of ELH shows that dimethyl sulfoxide

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is widely used as a solvent for other drugs, i.e., for the protein kinase C activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and the V1a receptor-antagonist SR49059, to reduce brain edema. We studied the effect of DMSO on blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity following middle

OBJECTIVE To determine the specific biochemical pathways involved in the initial-phase inflammatory response that causes stromal edema after epithelial debridement of the rabbit cornea. METHODS Adult New Zealand White rabbit corneas were treated with 2 mM synthetic inhibitor of metalloproteinase

Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare and poorly understood disorder. We report the first case of an acute flare of eosinophilic cystitis in a 51-year-old woman after bladder instillation with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for presumed interstitial cystitis. The patient presented with severe bladder pain,