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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 762, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136167
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Status epilepticus; Anticonvulsants; Neurotransmission; Neuroprotection
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The study evaluated the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of CBZ, LEV, and CBZ + LEV adjunctive treatment in CSE rat model. The treatments delayed seizure onset and reduced mortality significantly, while hippocampal concentrations of certain markers decreased in all treatment groups. Reactive astrogliosis in the hippocampus was mitigated by the treatments.
This study evaluated the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of carbamazepine (CBZ), levetiracetam (LEV), and CBZ + LEV adjunctive treatment in convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) rat model. Twenty-five male Wistar rats were randomized into five groups (n = 5). Groups I and II received 0.2 ml of normal saline intraperitoneally (i.p), while groups III-V received CBZ (25 mg/kg i.p), LEV (50 mg/kg i.p) or combination of sub-therapeutic doses of CBZ (12.5 mg/kg i.p) and LEV (25 mg/kg i.p). Thirty minutes later, seizure was kindled with pilocarpine hydrochloride (350 mg/kg) in group II-V rats. Seizure indices, markers of excitotoxicity, and astroglioses were determined, while the hippocampal morphometry was also evaluated. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while the results were presented as mean +/- SEM in graphs or tables, and the level of significance was taken at p < 0.05. The anticonvulsant treatments delayed the inception of seizure indices (p = 0.0006), while the percentage mortality decreased significantly (p = 0.0001) in all the treatment groups. The hippocampal concentrations of acetylcholine, malondialdehyde, and tissue necrotic factor-alpha decreased significantly (p = 0.0077) in all the treated group relative to the positive control. The reactive astrogliosis in the hippocampus (CA 1) increased significantly (p = 0.0001) compared with the control but abrogated in all the treatment groups relative to the positive control. The anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects are in this order: LEV < CBZ + CBZ < CBZ. The drug efficacy is attributable to the inhibition of cholinergic transmission.
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