serious complications of arterial hypertension that evokes brain tissue damage. The aim of
this study was to examine the effects of atorvastatin treatment (20 mg/kg/day), as an
antioxidant, to prevent the brain tissue oxidative stress in the hypertensive (HTN) rats.
Methods: Experiments were performed in four groups of rats (n= 5 each group): sham, sham-
treated, HTN and HTN treated. Rats were made HTN by aortic constriction above the renal …