anticonvulsant and neuroprotective activities of phragmanthera austroarabica extract in pentylenetetrazole-kindled mice

anticonvulsant and neuroprotective activities of phragmanthera austroarabica extract in pentylenetetrazole-kindled mice

;Hibah M. Aldawsari;Basma G. Eid;Thikrayat Neamatallah;Sawsan A. Zaitone;Jihan M. Badr
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2017 Vol. 2017 pp. -
195
aldawsari2017evidence-basedanticonvulsant

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Anticonvulsant and neuroprotective activity of Phragmanthera austroarabica extract were tested in pentylenetetrazole-kindled mice. All the chemical constituents of the plant extract were identified. Additionally, the extract was standardized and proved to contain total phenolic contents equal to 379.92±1.32 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dry plant extract. Induction of kindling was achieved by repeated intraperitoneal administration of pentylenetetrazole (35 mg/kg) twice weekly. Male albino mice were given P. austroarabica extract (200, 400, or 800 mg/kg). The two higher doses (400 or 800 mg/kg) of the extract significantly caused notable reduction in seizure activity and hippocampal malondialdehyde level compared to pentylenetetrazole control group. The highest dose enhanced cortical GSH level and showed intact DNA in the laddering assay. Upon studying the neuroprotective effect, mice treated with the higher dose of the extract demonstrated an improvement in the percent of surviving neurons in the cortex and hippocampus. We concluded that P. austroarabica extract ameliorated seizure activity and protected cortical and hippocampal neurons against pentylenetetrazole-induced kindling in mice.

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