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CONCLUSIONS<br />

The results obta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the present thesis led us to the follow<strong>in</strong>g conclusions:<br />

Chapter 1<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

1) Intrastriatal and unilateral <strong>in</strong>jections <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA cause a cont<strong>in</strong>uous and<br />

simultaneous <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>dices <strong>of</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> <strong>in</strong> the ipsilateral side,<br />

reach<strong>in</strong>g a peak value at the 48 hours post-<strong>in</strong>jection for both TBARS and PCC, and<br />

at 24 hours for PTC, and return<strong>in</strong>g slowly to approximate control levels after 7-day<br />

post-<strong>in</strong>jection <strong>in</strong> the case <strong>of</strong> TBARS, PCC and PTC.<br />

2) The contralateral side should not be used as a control to assess neurochemical<br />

changes <strong>in</strong>duced by 6-OHDA <strong>in</strong> this experimental model <strong>of</strong> PD as the unilateral<br />

<strong>in</strong>jection <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA causes a significant <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>dices <strong>of</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong>,<br />

affect<strong>in</strong>g both the striatum and the ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>, although lower than that found<br />

<strong>in</strong> the ipsilateral side.<br />

3) The measurement <strong>of</strong> the bra<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dices <strong>of</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> (TBARS and the content<br />

<strong>of</strong> oxidized groups <strong>in</strong> prote<strong>in</strong>s) should be performed at 48-h follow<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

<strong>in</strong>tracerebral adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA (peak-values time) when this model is<br />

used to assess new neuroprotective strategies or to study the <strong>oxidative</strong> potential <strong>of</strong> a<br />

specific etiological factor.<br />

Chapter 2<br />

4) Oral adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> chloride to rats for 4 weeks results <strong>in</strong> a<br />

significant <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> bra<strong>in</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> concentration <strong>in</strong> all the <strong>in</strong>vestigated bra<strong>in</strong><br />

areas (cerebellum, ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>, cortex, hippocampus and striatum).<br />

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