MPTP was injected intraperitoneally into mice of C57Bl/6 line every 2 h in 8 h period in one day in a dose of 20 mg/kg for a total of four doses as described before [20], and one additional dose of MPTP was injected on the 7th day. The studied compound PA96 was dissolved in saline containing 0.5% Tween 80 just before use. PA96 in a dose of 1 and 10 mg/kg or VEH was administrated per os 24 h after the last injection of MPTP. Then, PA96 or VEH was injected for 14 days in a 5-day-per-week regime for a total of fifteen doses.
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