Several mechanisms of action have been proposed to explain the neuroprotective effects of MgSO4 (Figure 2). Magnesium is a calcium antagonist that acts both intracellularly and extracellularly,68 and may act directly on cerebral endothelial cells.
The claim that Hassan Rouhani, the new president of Iran, is a âmoderate,â with whom Western leaders can do business on the basis of mutual self-interest, brings to mind an earlier fantasy common among elites in the West after the death of the Soviet dictator, Leonid Brezhnev, in 1982: that his successor as General Secretary, Yuri Andropov, was a closet liberal eager to reduce the tensions of the Cold War, then nearly four decades old, and thereby make nuclear war less likely.
(Agence France-Presse). Tehran: Italy on Wednesday invited Iran's President Hassan Rouhani to Rome for an official visit, as its foreign minister held talks in Tehran following last month's historic nuclear accord.ranian Economy Minister Ali Tayebnia said that trade with Italy stood at $7 billion (6.4 billion euros) a year before sanctions were introduced. That number had dropped to $1.5 billion due to the restrictions, he was quoted as saying by Iranian news sites.