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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2025

Unraveling the neuroprotective effect of perampanel and lacosamide combination in the corneal kindling model for epilepsy in mice.

Saba Tehreem, Azka Sabir, Maryam Farooq, Waseem Ashraf, Faleh Alqahtani, Tanveer Ahmad, Imran Imran

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Saba TehreemDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Azka SabirDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Maryam FarooqDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Waseem AshrafDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2295-6049
Faleh AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tanveer AhmadInstitut pour l'Avancée des Biosciences, Centre de Recherche UGA/INSERM U1209/CNRS 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
Imran ImranDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-1337-8574

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Distinguished Scientist Fellowship program King Saud University RSP2024R131
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backgroundScientific evidence to guide clinicians on the use of different antiseizure drugs in combination therapy is either very limited or lacking. In this study, the impact of lacosamide and perampanel alone and in combination was tested in corneal kindling model in mice, which is a cost-effective mechanism for screening of antiseizure drugs.

methodsThe impact of lacosamide (5 mg/kg) and perampanel (0.125 mg/kg) alone and their combination was tested in corneal kindling process (3-mA current for 3 s applied twice daily for consecutive 12 days) in male BALB/c mice. Post-kindling, mice were subjected to a battery of behavioral tests assessing anxiety, memory, and depression-like behaviors. Brain tissues were then harvested for analysis of oxidative stress biomarkers.

resultsOur results showed that the combination therapy of lacosamide and perampanel was more effective in reducing seizure progression than monotherapy of these drugs. Animals treated with combination therapy showed significant behavioral improvements, as reduced anxiety and depression were noticed, and their cognitive abilities were notably better compared to animals of all other groups. Moreover, biochemical assays of isolated brains from combination-treated group revealed lesser amount of oxidative stress. In addition, outcomes of dual regime were comparable to the phenytoin in seizure control but showed superior benefits in mitigation of kindling-prompted behavioral dysfunction and oxidative stress.

conclusionsThis study suggests that the lacosamide and perampanel combination therapy worked noticeably better in halting the corneal kindling process in mice and improved the epilepsy-associated psychiatric disorders that might be due to antioxidant effects of both drugs.

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AnticonvulsantsEpilepsyKindling, NeurologicLacosamideNeuroprotective AgentsPyridonesAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCorneaDisease Models, AnimalDrug Therapy, CombinationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNitrilesOxidative StressAnticonvulsantsLacosamideNeuroprotective AgentsNitrilesperampanelPyridonesbehavioral studiescorneal kindlinglacosamidelearned helplessnessoxidative stressperampanel

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