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ArticleExperimental neurology2023

Isobolographic analysis of adjunct antiseizure activity of the FDA-approved cannabidiol with neurosteroids and benzodiazepines in adult refractory focal onset epilepsy.

Victoria Golub, Sreevidhya Ramakrishnan, Doodipala Samba Reddy

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Article in Experimental neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Victoria GolubDepartment of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA.
Sreevidhya RamakrishnanDepartment of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA; Texas A&M Health Institute of Pharmacology and Neurotherapeutics, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX, USA.
Doodipala Samba ReddyDepartment of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA; Texas A&M Health Institute of Pharmacology and Neurotherapeutics, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX, USA. Electronic address: sambareddy@tamu.edu.
Texas A&M Health Science Center · US

Funding

Novel pediatric anticonvulsants for nerve agentsU01NS117209 · NINDS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI REDDY, DOODIPALA SAMBA · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
Novel Water-Soluble Adjunct Anticonvulsants for Nerve AgentsU01NS117278 · NINDS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI REDDY, DOODIPALA SAMBA · 2020 to 2022
$1.3M
NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS117209NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS117278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder associated with recurrent and unpredictable seizures and extensive neuropsychiatric comorbidities. There is no cure for epilepsy, and over one third of epileptic patients have been diagnosed with drug-refractory epilepsy, indicating the critical need for novel antiseizure medications (ASMs). Cannabidiol (CBD) has been shown to decrease seizures in pediatric epilepsies, such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes; however, it has not been rigorously tested for adult seizures or in models of refractory focal epilepsy. Although the exact mechanism is unknown, it is likely to act in a way that is unique to certain GABA-A receptor-modulating drugs, such as neurosteroids and benzodiazepines. In this study, we sought to determine the adjunct antiseizure activity of a clinical CBD product in an adult 6-Hz model of focal refractory epilepsy. CBD was evaluated alone in both a dose-response and time-course manner and in an adjunct combination with two ASMs ganaxolone (neurosteroid) and midazolam (benzodiazepine) against 6-Hz-induced refractory focal onset, generalized seizures. In pharmacological studies, CBD produced dose-dependent protection against seizures (ED

Indexed as

CannabidiolDrug Resistant EpilepsyEpilepsies, PartialEpilepsyNeurosteroidsAdultAnticonvulsantsBenzodiazepinesChildFemaleHumansMaleMidazolamSeizuresAnticonvulsantsBenzodiazepinesCannabidiolMidazolamNeurosteroids6-Hz modelCannabidiolGanaxoloneMidazolamPsychomotor seizuresRefractory epilepsy

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PMID36493860
PMCPMC9884179
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