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ArticleNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2022

Low-dose 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone Administration After Status Epilepticus Prevents Epilepsy Development.

Annunziata Guarino, Barbara Bettegazzi, Nimra Aziz, Mario Barbieri, Daniela Bochicchio, Lucia Crippa, Pietro Marino, Maddalena Sguizzato, Marie Soukupova, Silvia Zucchini and 1 more

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Article in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Annunziata Guarino *Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Barbara Bettegazzi *University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy.
Nimra AzizDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Mario BarbieriDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Daniela BochicchioDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Lucia CrippaUniversity Vita-Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy.
Pietro MarinoDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Maddalena SguizzatoDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Marie SoukupovaDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Silvia ZucchiniDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy. silvia.zucchini@unife.it.ORCID 0000-0001-9010-6447
Michele SimonatoDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
University of Ferrara · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy often manifests months or even years after an initial epileptogenic insult (e.g., stroke, trauma, status epilepticus) and, therefore, may be preventable. However, no such preventive treatment is currently available. Aim of this study was to test an antioxidant agent, 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), that is well tolerated and effective in preclinical models of many neurological disorders, as an anti-epileptogenic drug. However, 7,8-DHF also acts as a TrkB receptor agonist and, based on the literature, this effect may imply an anti- or a pro-epileptogenic effect. We found that low- (5 mg/kg), but not high-dose 7,8-DHF (10 mg/kg) can exert strong anti-epileptogenic effects in the lithium-pilocarpine model (i.e., highly significant reduction in the frequency of spontaneous seizures and in the time to first seizure after status epilepticus). The mechanism of these different dose-related effects remains to be elucidated. Nonetheless, considering its excellent safety profile and antioxidant properties, as well as its putative effects on TrkB receptors, 7,8-DHF represents an interesting template for the development of effective and well-tolerated anti-epileptogenic drugs.

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EpilepsyFlavonesStatus EpilepticusAnimalsAntioxidantsDisease Models, AnimalReceptor, trkBSeizures6,7-dihydroxyflavoneAntioxidantsFlavonesReceptor, trkBBrain-derived neurotrophic factorEpileptogenesisNeuronal deathTrkB receptor

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PMID36180719
PMCPMC9723075
OpenAlexW4298125780

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