Danis A, Baranoglu Kilinc Y, Torun IE, Hanci F, Kilinc E, Ankarali H. Esculetin alleviates pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures, cognitive impairment and pro-inflammatory cytokines and suppresses penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in rats.
Life Sci 2023;
313:121300. [PMID:
36535399 DOI:
10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121300]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
AIMS
To investigate the effects of different doses of esculetin on epileptiform activity, behavioral seizures, memory impairment, and cortical and hippocampal NF-κB, as a mediator of pro-inflammatory gene induction, and pro-inflammatory cytokines in penicillin- and pentylenetetrazole(PTZ)-induced seizure models in rats.
MAIN METHODS
Different doses of esculetin (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg), and diazepam (5 mg/kg) as a positive control, were tested in penicillin- and pentylenetetrazole(PTZ)-induced seizure models. In the PTZ model, cognitive function, behavioral seizures, and cortical and hippocampal pro-inflammatory biomarkers and survival factor was evaluated. In the penicillin model, the frequency and amplitude of electrophysiological epileptiform activity were assessed.
KEY FINDINGS
In the PTZ model, the 10 mg/kg esculetin displayed anticonvulsant effects by extending onset-times of myoclonic-jerk and generalized tonic-clonic seizure, and by diminishing seizure severity and duration of generalized tonic-clonic seizure. It also ameliorated PTZ-induced cognitive impairment, and cortical and hippocampal activin-A, IL-1β, IL-6 and NF-κB levels. In the penicillin model, the 10 mg/kg esculetin decreased the frequency of spikes without changing the amplitude of spikes. As a positive-control, diazepam reversed all changes induced by both PTZ and penicillin.
SIGNIFICANCE
Esculetin exhibits anticonvulsant and memory-improving effects by alleviating the behavioral and electrophysiological characteristics of epileptic seizures. Additionally, esculetin exerts anti-neuroinflammatory actions in the PTZ-induced seizures model. Thus, esculetin may be a multi-targeted promising agent with anticonvulsant and anti-neuroinflammatory effects in the treatment of epilepsy.
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