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ArticleNeurochemical research2025

Evaluation of the Potential Anticonvulsant and Neuroprotective Effects of Ganoderma Lucidum Extract in an Animal Model of Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Seizures.

Itto Rahou Abdessamad, El-Hessni Aboubaker, Bahbiti Youssef, Bikjdaouene Leila, Azeroil Fatima, El Mekhlouf Youssef, Ibouzine-Dine Laila, Mesfioui Abdelhalem

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Itto Rahou AbdessamadLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco. abdessamad.ittorahou@uit.ac.ma.
El-Hessni AboubakerLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Bahbiti YoussefLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Bikjdaouene LeilaLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Azeroil FatimaLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
El Mekhlouf YoussefLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Ibouzine-Dine LailaLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Mesfioui AbdelhalemLaboratory of Biology and Health, Neurosciences, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Unit, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.

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Abstract

Ganoderma lucidum extract (GLE) has neuro-therapeutic and anticonvulsant effects. This study aimed to evaluate the potential neuroprotective and antioxidant effects of ethanolic extract on pentylenetetrazol-induced brain damage in male Wistar rats and to analyze behavioral manifestations in vivo. Seizure latency, duration, and severity were measured in PTZ-treated rats according to the Racine scale; thus, oxidative stress markers, malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), and catalase catalytic activity were measured by the 2-thiobarbituric acid, Griess reagent, and hydrogen peroxide methods, respectively. PTZ-injured rats showed both shorter seizure latency and longer seizure duration and intense seizure severity. The effects were enhanced by GLE in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, GLE decreased NO levels, increased catalase levels and decreased MDA levels in the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex in rats treated with PTZ (75 mg/kg; i.p.). GLE conferred anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects against PTZ-induced brain damage by repressing molecular processes involved in the production of oxidative stress markers.

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AnticonvulsantsNeuroprotective AgentsPlant ExtractsReishiSeizuresAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugMaleOxidative StressPentylenetetrazoleRatsRats, WistarAnticonvulsantsNeuroprotective AgentsPentylenetetrazolePlant ExtractsEpilepsyGanoderma LucidumHippocampusPentylenetetrazolPrefrontal cortexSeizures

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