Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: RESULTS: Single doses of ALAC up to 500 or 6000 mg/kg were devoid of anticonvulsant activity in all models tested. Conversely, 5- and 12-day treatment with ALAC (250-1000 mg/kg/day) in GEPR rats reduced dose-dependently seizure scores and prolonged latency to clonus onset, with full persistence of the effect for up to 12h. ALAC (125-500 mg/kg/day for 15 days) protected against seizures induced by 250 mg/kg pilocarpine, but was less effective against higher pilocarpine doses. Similarly to CBZ, ALAC (125-500 mg/kg/day for 15 days) was also effective against spontaneous seizures in the post- pilocarpine SE model. ALAC (up to 6000 mg/kg/day for 12 days) did not prevent MES-induced seizures, although it reduced the duration of tonic extension at doses between 250 and 1000 mg/kg/day. Absence seizures in WAG/Rij rats were not significantly affected by ALAC. Plasma TRP/LNAAS ratios increased 2- to 3-fold after dosing with ALAC (250 mg/kg/day) for 7 and 14 days, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: ALAC exerts significant protective activity against seizures in animal models, the effect being especially prominent against audiogenic seizures in GEPR-9 rats, seizures induced by low-dose pilocarpine in mice, and spontaneous seizures in mice exposed to pilocarpine-induced SE. This action is likely to be mediated by increased availability of TRP in the brain, with a consequent increase in 5-HT mediated transmission.
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Authors | Rita Citraro, Francesca Scicchitano, Salvatore De Fazio, Riccardo Raggio, Paolo Mainardi, Emilio Perucca, Giovambattista De Sarro, Emilio Russo |
Journal | Epilepsy research
(Epilepsy Res)
Vol. 95
Issue 1-2
Pg. 60-9
(Jun 2011)
ISSN: 1872-6844 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21458955
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Amino Acids
- Convulsants
- Pilocarpine
- Serotonin
- Carbamazepine
- Tryptophan
- Lactalbumin
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Topics |
- Amino Acids
(blood)
- Animals
- Carbamazepine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Convulsants
(toxicity)
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Electroshock
(adverse effects)
- Epilepsy
(drug therapy)
- Epilepsy, Reflex
(drug therapy, genetics)
- Female
- Lactalbumin
(chemistry, therapeutic use)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Models, Animal
- Pilocarpine
(toxicity)
- Rats
- Rats, Mutant Strains
- Rats, Wistar
- Seizures
(drug therapy)
- Serotonin
(biosynthesis, physiology)
- Tryptophan
(blood, pharmacokinetics)
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