Prevention of Memory Impairment and Neurotrophic Factors Increased by Lithium in Wistar Rats Submitted to Pneumococcal Meningitis Model

• Main Authors: Lutiana R. Simões (Author), Roberta R. E. S. Abreu (Author), Jaqueline S. Generoso (Author), Jéssica A. Goularte (Author), Allan Collodel (Author), Vijayasree Vayalanellore Giridharan (Author), Anitha Christy Sigamani Arumanayagam (Author), Samira S. Valvassori (Author), João Quevedo (Author), Tatiana Barichello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of lithium on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) expression in the hippocampus and on memory in experimental pneumococcal meningitis. The mood-stabilizer lith...