vincristine (vcr) as a frequently used antimitotic agent which is commonly prescribed for wide spectrum of neoplasm, causes mixed sensorimotor neuropathy. several evidences show lithium could be a neuroprotective agent, therefore to assess whether a pretreatment and at subtherapeutic dose it could prevent the peripheral neuropathy produced by vcr, rats were treated with vcr 0.1mg/kg i.p. for 3 ...

The role of heparin in promoting the reaction between the plasma inhibitor, antithrombin I l l , and several proteolytic enzymes involved in blood coagulation is not clearly understood. Rosenberg and his colleagues (see, for example, Rosenberg & Damus, 1973; Highsmith & Rosenberg, 1974) have claimed that heparin binding modifies the shape of the anti-thrombin I I I molecule, thus exposing a vul...

In the title coordination polymer, {[Li(C2H5NO2)2(H2O)]Br} n , the Li(+) cation is coordinated by three carboxyl-ate O atoms of zwitterionic glycine mol-ecules and by a water mol-ecule, forming a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. One of the two glycine mol-ecules bridges neighbouring complexes, forming an infinite chain parallel to the c axis. Polymeric chains are further linked by extensive hyd...

objective(s):theneuroprotective effect of lithium has been attributed to its therapeutic action. however, the role of glial cells particularly astrocytes, and the possible interactions between neurons and astrocytes in neuroprotective effects of lithium have been disregarded. thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the direct effects of lithium on brain derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf) an...