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ArticleHeliyon2022

Anticonvulsant effects of ivermectin on pentylenetetrazole- and maximal electroshock-induced seizures in mice: the role of GABAergic system and K

Mohammad Amin Manavi, Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Hamed Shafaroodi, Shahram Ejtemaei-Mehr, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Ahmad Reza Dehpour

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad Amin ManaviExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Razieh Mohammad JafariExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamed ShafaroodiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahram Ejtemaei-MehrDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad SharifzadehDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad Reza DehpourExperimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Ivermectin (IVM) is an antiparasitic medicine that exerts its function through glutamate-gated chloride channels and GABA Materials and methods: In this study, pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced clonic seizures and maximal electroshock (MES)-induced tonic-clonic seizure models, respectively in mice was utilized to inquire whether IVM could alter clonic seizure threshold (CST) and seizure susceptibility. To assess the underlying mechanism behind the anti-seizure activity of IVM, we used positive and negative allosteric modulators of GABA Results: and Discussion: Our data showed that IVM (0.5, 1, 5, and 10 mg/kg, i.p.) increased CST. Furthermore, flumazenil 0.25 mg/kg, i.p. and glibenclamide 1 mg/kg, i.p., could inhibit the anticonvulsant effects of IVM. Supplementary, an ineffective dose of diazepam 0.02 mg/kg, i.p. or cromakalim 10 μg/kg, i.p. were able to enhance the anticonvulsant effects of IVM. Besides, we figure out that the IVM (1 and 5 mg/kg, i.p.) could delay the onset of first clonic seizure and also might decrease the frequency of clonic seizures induced by PTZ (85 mg/kg, i.p.). Finally, IVM could prevent the incidence and death in MES-induced tonic-clonic seizures. Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that IVM may exert anticonvulsant effects against PTZ- and MES-induced seizures in mice that might be mediated by GABA

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GABAIvermectinKATP channelsMaximal electroshockPTZSeizure

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