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ArticleJournal of epilepsy research2021

Effect of Lenalidomide on Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Clonic Seizure Threshold in Mice: A Role for N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid Receptor/Nitric Oxide Pathway.

Elaheh Asgari Dafe, Nastaran Rahimi, Nina Javadian, Pegah Dejban, Monika Komeili, Sepideh Modabberi, Mehdi Ghasemi, Ahmad Reza Dehpour

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Article in Journal of epilepsy research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elaheh Asgari DafeExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nastaran RahimiExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nina JavadianExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pegah DejbanDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, USA.
Monika KomeiliExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sepideh ModabberiExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi GhasemiDepartment of Neurology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA.
Ahmad Reza DehpourExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRMayo Clinic · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

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Abstract

background and purposeAccumulating evidence suggest that lenalidomide, a structural analog of thalidomide, has neuro-modulatory and neuroprotective properties. In the present study, we investigated effects of acute administration of lenalidomide on clonic seizure threshold in mice induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and possible role of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor (NMDAR) and nitric oxide (NO) pathway.

methodsWe have utilized a clonic model of seizure in NMRI mice induced by PTZ to evaluate the potential effect of lenalidomide on seizure threshold. Different doses of lenalidomide (5, 10, 20, and 50 mg/kg, intraperitoneal [i.p.]) were administered 1 hour before PTZ. To evaluate probable role of NMDAR/NO signaling, the non-selective NO synthase inhibitor L-

resultsLenalidomide at 10 and 20 mg/kg significantly elevated the PTZ-induced seizure thresholds. Interestingly, L-NAME (10 mg/kg, i.p), 7-NI (30 mg/kg, i.p), and AG (100 mg/kg, i.p) reversed the anticonvulsive effect of lenalidomide (10 mg/kg). Moreover, treatment with the NMDAR agonist D-serine (30 mg/kg, i.p.) did not alter the anticonvulsive properties of lenalidomide (10 mg/kg, i.p). However, the NMDAR antagonist MK-801 (0.01 mg/kg, i.p) significantly reversed the anticonvulsive effects of lenalidomide (10 mg/kg).

conclusionsOur study demonstrated a role for the NMDAR/NO pathway in the anticonvulsive effects of lenalidomide on the PTZ-induced clonic seizures in mice.

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LenalidomideMiceNitric oxide synthaseN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPentylenetetrazoleSeizures

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