Effect of anandamide on the mean seizure scores induced by
pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) -kindling epilepsy in rats.
Electrocorticographical observation of seizures induced by
pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) injection in rats.
Animals were injected with
pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) (35 mg/kg, ip) on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, and 33 until a specific criterion was met.
Albino rats of either sex of average weight (150-200 g) which were inbred in the central animal house JJM Medical College Davangere, were used to induce convulsions by both electroshock and
pentylenetetrazol.
Table 1 Effect of AMEE on
pentylenetetrazol induced convulsion in mice.
Imipramine hydrochloride (IMI),
pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) and the standard compounds for HPLC analysis rutin, hesperidin, quercetin, chrysin, hesperetin, kaempferol and naringin were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Co.
Thus, the present study was undertaken to assess the effect of curcumin on
pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-kindling in mice.
Keywords: Passiflora incarnata Passian flower Flavonoid [GABA.sub.A] receptor Epileptic seizure Elevated plus maze Rotarod
PentylenetetrazolThe anticonvulsant activity of American skullcap was determined in rat models of acute seizures induced by pilocarpine and
pentylenetetrazol. The results from this study indicate that (1) phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids, are the predominant constituents in American skullcap; (2) American skullcap products have similar constituents, but the content and relative proportions of the individual constituents varies widely; and (3) American skullcap has anticonvulsant activity in rodent models of acute seizures.
Keywords: Cymbopogon winterianus; CNS depressant; Anticonvulsant activity;
Pentylenetetrazol; Picrotoxin; Strychnine
stigmas, on seizures induced by
pentylenetetrazol. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) microinjection of safranal (4.84, 9.68 and 24.2 [micro]mol) had no effects on tonic and clonic phases as well as mortality upon seizures induced by PTZ (90 mg/kg body wt., i.p.).
Industrias Quimicas), valproic acid (Abbot Laboratorios do Brasil), baclofen (Biogalenica Quimica e Farmaceutica Ltda--CibaGeigy), diazepam (Roche Produtos Quimicos e Farmaceuticos), phenobarbital (Rhodia Produtos Quimicos e Farmaceuticos),
pentylenetetrazol (Sigma Chemical Co., USA) and diphenylhydantoin (Sarsa Laboratorio Silva Araujo-Roussel) were used.