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.
Paolo Gentiloni delivered the invitation from Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Rouhani's website reported, a week after France asked the moderate president to visit Paris in November. Rouhani said he hoped to visit Italy, which enjoys an ancient civilisation and culture, at the proper time.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.