Table 2

Effect of nimesulide (NIM) on total sulfhydryl groups (TSH) and non-protein sulfhydryl groups (NPSH) following 20 min incubation with 12 mM kainic acid (KA).


TSH (nmol/mg protein)
NPSH (μmol/g tissue)

Control
23.97 ± 0.25 **
1.85 ± 0.03 **
KA
19.25 ± 0.35
1.61 ± 0.04
KA + NIM (0.1 mM)
18.72 ± 0.38
1.57 ± 0.03
KA + NIM (0.2 mM)
20.21 ± 0.56
1.64 ± 0.03
KA + NIM (0.4 mM)
20.25 ± 0.35
1.71 ± 0.02
KA + NIM (0.6 mM)
21.96 ± 0.46 *
1.76 ± 0.03 *
KA + NIM (0.8 mM)
22.67 ± 0.30 **
1.76 ± 0.01 *
KA + NIM (1.0 mM)
23.14 ± 0.15 **
1.78 ± 0.02 *
KA + NIM (1.2 mM)
23.03 ± 0.30 **
1.81 ± 0.04 **
KA + NIM (1.4 mM)
23.68 ± 0.25 **
1.79 ± 0.03 **
KA + NIM (1.6 mM)
24.03 ± 0.31 **
1.81 ± 0.02 **

Values are means ± SEM of 3 experiments. Significant differences were determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keuls post-hoc test: *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 with respect to KA 12 mM.

Candelario-Jalil and Sonia León BMC Pharmacology 2003 3:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2210-3-7