[Pharmacological and radioprotective properties of some gamma-pyrone derivatives (flavanones and flavanols)].

In experiments set up on mice, rats and guinea pigs 8 gamma-pyron derivatives were studied. They proved to be little toxic, do not change significantly the arterial pressure and respiration, exercise a depressing action on the central nervous system, produce a marked antiphlogistic (normal and irradiated animals), radio-protective and antihistaminic effects and influence norephinephrine, homovanillic acid and dopamine metabolism in the brain.