RECENT FINDINGS IN KYNURENINE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF EXPERIMENTAL EPILEPSY AND STROKE MODELS. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDIES Ph.D. Thesis

s connected to the Ph.D. thesis Abstracts directly related to the thesis I. Robotka, H., Marosi, M., Németh, H., Toldi, J. and Vécsei, L. Effect of kynurenine (IP) on pentylenetetrazol-induced seizure in the rat hippocampus. IBRO International Workshop, Budapest, 29-31. January, 2004, Clinical Neuroscience 57: 57 II. Robotka, H., Marosi, M., Németh, H., Lür, G., Somlai, C., Toldi, J. and Vécsei, L. Systemically administered glucoseamine-kynurenic acid, but not pure kynurenic acid, is effective in decreasing the evoked activity in area CA1 of the rat hippocampus. 11 Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society, Pécs, 25-29. January, 2005, Clinical Neuroscience 58: III. Németh, H., Robotka, H., Marosi, M., Kis, Z., Farkas, T., Vécsei, L. and Toldi, J. Kynurenine administered together with probenecid markedly inhibits pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures. An electrophysiological and behavioural study. 11 Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society, Pécs, 25-29. January, 2005, Clinical Neuroscience 58: IV. Robotka, H. Kynurenine administered together with probenecid markedly inhibits pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures. 2 Central And Eastern European Meeting, Prague, 2005. V. Robotka, H., Németh, H., Rózsa, É., Sas, K., Toldi, J., Vécsei, L. Az L-kinurenin neuroprotektív hatásának vizsgálata in vivo kísérletekben. Magyar Élettani Társaság LXX. Vándorgyőlése, Szeged, 2006. június 7-9. VI. Vécsei, L., Knyihár, E., Klivényi, P., Robotka, H., Rózsa, É., Toldi, J. Neurodegeneráció, neuroprotekció és kinureninek. Magyar Idegtudományi Társaság XI. Konferenciája, Szeged, 2007. január 24-27. VII. Toldi, J., Robotka, H., Kopcsanyi, T., Sas, K., Rakos,G., Kis, Z., Farkas, T., Marosi, M., Vecsei, L., Racekova, E. and Burda, J. Neuroprotective effects of repeated transient global ischemia and of kynurenine administration induced by four-vessel occlusions on hippocampal CA1 neurons. 7 Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, 31 Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, March 29 – April 1. 2007. T35-16C. VIII. Robotka, H. Recent findings in kynurenine research in the field of experimental stroke models. 3rd Central Eastern European Neurological Symposium, Szeged, Hotel Novotel April 26-28, 2007.