Influence of N-hydroxymethyl-p-isopropoxyphenylsuccinimide on the anticonvulsant action of different classical antiepileptic drugs in the mouse maximal electroshock-induced seizure model

Depression coexists with epilepsy, worsening its course. Treatment of the two diseases enables the possibility of interactions between antidepressant and antiepileptic drugs. The aim of this review was to analyze such interactions in one animal seizure model—the maximal electroshock (MES) in mice. Although numerous antidepressants showed an anticonvulsant action, mianserin exhibited a proconvulsant effect against electroconvulsions. In most cases, antidepressants potentiated or remained ineffective in relation to the antielectroshock action of classical antiepileptic drugs. However, mianserin and trazodone reduced the action of valproate, phenytoin, and carbamazepine against the MES test. Antiseizure drug effects were potentiated by all groups of antidepressants independently of their mechanisms of action. Therefore, other factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) modulation, should be considered as the background for the effect of drug combinations.

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Influence of 5-(3-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-methylphenyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione on the anticonvulsant action of 4 classical antiepileptic drugs in the mouse maximal electroshock-induced seizure model

Pharmacological Reports ◽

10.1016/s1734-1140(12)70893-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 64 (4) ◽

pp. 970-978 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jarogniew J. Łuszczki ◽

Tomasz Plech ◽

Monika Wujec

Keyword(s):

Antiepileptic Drugs ◽

Maximal Electroshock ◽

Anticonvulsant Action ◽

Seizure Model

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Effect of N-(m-bromoanilinomethyl)-p-isopropoxyphenylsuccinimide on the anticonvulsant action of four classical antiepileptic drugs in the mouse maximal electroshock-induced seizure model

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences ◽

10.2478/cipms-2014-0017 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 76-79

Author(s):

Jarogniew J. Luszczki ◽

Ewa Marzeda ◽

Maria W. Kondrat-Wrobel ◽

Daniel Pyrka ◽

Sergey L. Kocharov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antiepileptic Drugs ◽

Seizure Activity ◽

Protective Action ◽

Sine Wave ◽

Point Of View ◽

Maximal Electroshock ◽

Anticonvulsant Action ◽

Tonic Seizure ◽

Seizure Model ◽

A Current

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of N-(m-bromoanilinomethyl)- p-isopropoxyphenylsuccinimide (BAM-IPPS - a new succinimide derivative) on the protective action of four classical antiepileptic drugs (AEDs: carbamazepine [CBZ], phenobarbital [PB], phenytoin [PHT] and valproate [VPA]) in the mouse maximal electroshock (MES)-induced tonic seizure model. Tonic hind limb extension (seizure activity) was evoked in adult male albino Swiss mice by a current (sine-wave, 25 mA, 500 V, 50 Hz, 0.2 s stimulus duration) delivered via ear-clip electrodes. BAM-IPPS administered (i.p.) at a dose of 150 mg/kg significantly elevated the threshold for electroconvulsions in mice (P<0.05). Lower doses of BAM-IPPS (50 and 100 mg/kg) had no significant impact on the threshold for electroconvulsions in mice. Moreover, BAM-IPPS (100 mg/kg) did not significantly affect the anticonvulsant potency of CBZ, PB, PHT and VPA in the mouse MES model. BAM-IPPS elevated the threshold for electroconvulsions in mice in a dosedependent manner. However, BAM-IPPS (100 mg/kg) did not affect the anticonvulsant action of various classical AEDs in the mouse MES model, making the combinations of BAM-IPPS with CBZ, PB, PHT and VPA neutral, from a preclinical point of view.

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