Effects of the butyric short-chain fatty acid on the bioelectric brain activity of rabbits.

The effects of the butyric short-chain fatty acid, an agent with proved comagenic action, on the bioelectric brain activity of rabbits was studied. In all monopolar leads, paroxysms were recorded which manifested themselves 15 to 30 minutes after the infusion of butyrate. The analysis used F2 exogenic prostaglandins and indomethacin, an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis. It was found that the system for prostaglandin synthesis plays a role in the effects of butyrate.