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ArticleEpilepsy research2021

Cannabidiolic acid exhibits entourage-like improvements of anticonvulsant activity in an acute rat model of seizures.

Brett Goerl, Sarah Watkins, Cameron Metcalf, Misty Smith, Mark Beenhakker

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Article in Epilepsy research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brett GoerlDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA. Electronic address: bag4ze@virginia.edu.
Sarah WatkinsDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA. Electronic address: ssw2na@virginia.edu.
Cameron MetcalfDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA. Electronic address: cameron.s.metcalf@utah.edu.
Misty SmithDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA; Oral Biology, Medicine, & Pathology, University of Utah School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA. Electronic address: misty.smith@pharm.utah.edu.
Mark BeenhakkerDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA. Electronic address: mpb5y@virginia.edu.
University of Virginia · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Energy and Neural Circuit ExcitabilityR01NS099586 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BEENHAKKER, MARK · 2016 to 2019
$1.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS099586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesCannabidiolic acid (CBDa) is pharmacologically unique from cannabidiol (CBD), but its chemical instability poses challenges for potential clinical utility. Here, we used magnesium ions to stabilize two cannabidiolic acid-enriched hemp extracts (Mg-CBDa and Chylobinoid, the latter of which also contains minor cannabinoid constituents) and compared their anticonvulsant activities with CBD in the maximal electroshock seizure test (MES) in rats.

methodsSprague-Dawley rats received intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of Chylobinoid, Mg-CBDa, or CBD at varying doses at discrete time points. Rats were challenged with a 0.2 s, 60 Hz, 150 mA corneal stimulation and evaluated for resultant hindlimb tonic extension. Dose-response relationships were calculated using Probit analysis and statistical significance was assessed with a two-sample z-test.

resultsMedian effective doses (ED SIGNIFICANCE: CBDa-enriched hemp extracts exhibited dose-dependent protection in the MES model at doses comparable, but not more effective than, CBD. Chylobinoid was more effective than Mg-CBDa despite lower CBDa content. Test compounds should be compared by sub-chronic dosing in the MES test in order to assess safety and pharmacokinetic profiles. CBDa should be evaluated in pharmacoresistant and chronic animal models of epilepsy.

Indexed as

SeizuresAnimalsAnticonvulsantsCannabidiolCannabinoidsPlant ExtractsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnticonvulsantsCannabidiolcannabidiolic acidCannabinoidsPlant ExtractsCannabidiolCannabidiolic acidCannabisEntourage effectEpilepsyMaximal electroshock seizures

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PMID33310415
PMCPMC7855831
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