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Atorvastatin at dose 20 mg\/kg b\u00b7wt\/day (HC+A, n = 8) or vehicle (HC, n = 8) were administered to HC rats for 3 weeks. The control group was fed a standard diet (ST, n = 8). \u03b1-KGDH activity and relative protein abundance of its subunits were evaluated. Similarly, IDH and GDH activities as well as their relative protein levels were determined. In addition, the level of cerebral glutamate was measured. The study showed that hypercholesterolemia induced elevation of \u03b1-KGDH and IDH activities and reduction in GDH activity and glutamate level. 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