Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a common form of drug-resistant epilepsy that sometimes responds to dietary manipulation such as the 'ketogenic diet'. Here we have investigated the effects of metformin in the rat pilocaroin model of TLE. Male rats were treated with intra peritoneal injection of pilocarpine hydrochloride, in dose of 360 mg/kg to induce status epilepticus (SE). At 45 day after induction of SE, metformin was injected intraperitoneally in dose of 250 mg/kg/day for 5 days. We show that metformin potently reduces the progression of seizures and blocks seizure-induced over-expression of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) and its receptor, Tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB). We have shown that this reduced expression pattern is mediated by the transcriptional co-repressor CtBP (C-terminal binding protein). Moreover, metformin decreased mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) activation through activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. Our findings have been shown that metformin has anticonvulsant and antiepileptic properties, and suggesting that antiglycolytic compounds such as metformin may represent a new class of drugs for treating epilepsy.
We concluded that noscapine had a neuroprotective effect, which could be due to its interference with multiple targets in the excitotoxicity process. These effects could be mediated partially by a decrease in NO production and the modulation of intracellular calcium levels.
Introduction:
One of the serious complications of stroke is memory impairment, which is
considered as one of the complications of reperfusion of tissue. The present study was designed to
compare the effect of administration of Trolox, carnosic acid and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
(HCG) immediately after reperfusion of the stroke tissue on the memory and hippocampal histology.
Method:
Ischemia-Reperfusion Model (IRI) was created by bilateral occlusion of the common carotid
artery for 15 minutes and the first dose was administered immediately after reperfusion. 10 days after
ischemia, passive avoidance memory test and apoptotic protein levels were evaluated.
Results:
Cerebral Ischemia perfusion reduced the time of latency in entering the dark box in the
ischemic group. Administration of Trolox and HCG increased this latency time, while treatment with
carnosic acid had no effect. Also, IRI significantly reduced the number of healthy cells in the hippocampus.
Administration of Trolox, carnosic acid and HCG increased the number of healthy cells and
decreased the expression of Caspase-3 and Bax, but significantly increased the expression of Bcl-2
compared to the ischemic group.
Conclusion:
Findings indicate the beneficial effects of HCG and Trolox on the improvement of memory
and the number of healthy cells in the hippocampal region. It is worth noting that the amount of
apoptosis in the hippocampus was significantly reduced by Trolox, HCG and Carnosic acid.
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