Evaluation of the neuroprotective, anticonvulsant, and cognition-improvement effects of apigenin in temporal lobe epilepsy: Involvement of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway
- سال انتشار: 1398
- محل انتشار: مجله علوم پایه پزشکی ایران، دوره: 22، شماره: 7
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_IJBMS-22-7_007
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 617
نویسندگان
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Physiology Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
چکیده
Objective(s): Cognitive deficit is a common problem in epilepsy. A major concern emergent from the use of antiepileptic drugs includes their side effects on learning and memory. Herbal medicine is considered a complementary and alternative therapy in epilepsy. Apigenin is a safe flavone with antioxidant properties. However, there is little information about the beneficial effect of apigenin on cognition in epilepsy. Materials and Methods: For evaluating the anticonvulsant effect of apigenin in the kainite temporal epilepsy model, apigenin was orally administered at 50 mg/kg for six days. Reference and working memory were examined via the Morris water maze and Y-maze task spontaneously. Results: Results showed that apigenin had significant anticonvulsant activity (P< 0.01) and restored the memory-deficit induced by kainic acid (P< 0.05). Furthermore, apigenin significantly increased the number of living neurons in the hilus (P< 0.001). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that apigenin reduced the release of cytochrome c (P< 0.01), suggesting an inhibitory role in the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Conclusion: These results suggest that apigenin restores memory impairment via anticonvulsant and neuroprotective activity.کلیدواژه ها
Apigenin, Anticonvulsant, Cognition, Cytochrome c, Neuroprotection, Temporal lobe epilepsyاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
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