Constantino Tomas-Sanchez, Victor Manuel Blanco-Alvarez, Juan Antonio Gonzalez-Barrios, Daniel Martinez-Fong, Guadalupe Soto-Rodriguez, Eduardo Brambila, Alejandro Gonzalez-Vazquez, Ana Karina Aguilar-Peralta, Daniel I Limón, Viridiana Vargas-Castro, Jorge Cebada, Victorino Alatriste-Bueno, Bertha Alicia Leon-Chavez
The transient hypoxic-ischemic attack, also known as a minor stroke, can result in long-term neurological issues such as memory loss, depression, and anxiety due to an increase in nitrosative stress. The individual or combined administration of chronic prophylactic zinc and therapeutic selenium is known to reduce nitrosative stress in the first seven days post-reperfusion and, due to an antioxidant effect, prevent cell death. Besides, zinc or selenium, individually administered, also causes antidepressant and anxiolytic effects...
May 15, 2024: Heliyon