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Near the horizon of 5D black rings
For the five dimensional N=2 black rings, we study the supersymmetry
enhancement and identify the global supergroup of the near horizon geometry. We
show that the global part of the supergroup is OSp(4*|2)X U(1) which is similar
to the small black string. We show that results obtained by applying the
entropy function formalism, the c-extremization approach and the Brown-Henneaux
method to the black ring solution are in agreement with the microscopic entropy
calculation.Comment: 26 pages, version to appear in JHEP, the near horizon superalgebra is
corrected, discussion on small black ring is discarded, Brown-Henneaux
approach to large black ring is adde
Effects of atorvastatin and metformin on development of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure in mice
Biochemistry; Toxicology; Pharmacology; Clinical Toxicology; Medical Ethics; Atorvastatin; Metformin; Pentylenetetrazole kindling; seizure © 2020 Recent studies have shown that statins and Metformin may have beneficial effects on seizure through different mechanisms. In the current study, we investigated whether Metformin, Atorvastatin, and concomitant uses of them have beneficial effects on pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced kindling. Adult male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four experimental groups with seven mice in each group. Group 1, control group; group 2, received Metformin (200 mg/kg, i.p); group 3, received Atorvastatin (10 mg/kg, i.p.); group 4, received Atorvastatin (10 mg/kg, i.p.) plus Metformin (200 mg/kg, i.p.). Twenty minutes after injection of the mentioned drugs, the experimented mice received 37/5 mg/kg of PTZ intraperitoneally on alternating days. Then the convulsive behavior signs were evaluated for 20 min after each PTZ injection. There were significant differences in the stage 2 latency parameter among group 2 (p = 0.033, F = 8.46)/group 3 (p = 0.032, F = 10.42)/group 4 (p = 0.008, F = 24.57) as compared to the control group, while no significant differences were found comparing only group 2,3, and 4 with eachother excluding the control group. Pretreatment with Atorvastatin (p = 0.002, F = 33), Atorvastatin + Metformin (p = 0.006, F = 20.77), and Metformin alone increased stage 5 latency as compared to the PTZ group, significantly. Also, our results have shown that pretreatment with Atorvastatin (p = 0.013, F = 14.48), Metformin (p = 0.015, F = 16.67), and concomitant usage of them significantly decreased stage 5 duration as compared to the control group. Our findings clearly demonstrate that concomitant use of Metformin and Atorvastatin has no more protective effect against the development of kindling as compare to these drugs alone. Thus, we concluded that, these drugs may inhibit kindling via a similar mechanism and we suggested that it is probably through regulation of autophagy. © 202