Endogenous and exogenous serotonin, but not sumatriptan, ameliorate seizures and neuroinflammation in the pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure model in rats
Abstract: Background: Epilepsy has neuropsychiatric comorbidities such as depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. Drugs that target epilepsy may also be useful for its neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Objective: To investigate the effects of serotonergic modulation on pro-inflammatory cytokines and the seizures in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced seizure model in rats. Methods: Male Wistar rats were injected intraperitoneally with serotonin, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine, 5-HT1B/D receptor agonist sumatriptan, or saline 30 min prior to PTZ treatment. Behavioral seizures were assessed by the Racine's scale. Concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in serum and brain tissue were determined by ELISA. Results: Serotonin and fluoxetine, but not sumatriptan, alleviated PTZ-induced seizures by prolonging onset times of myoclonic-jerk and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The anti-seizure effect of fluoxetine was greater than that of serotonin. Likewise, serotonin and fluoxetine, but not sumatriptan, reduced PTZ-induced increases in the levels of IL-1β and IL-6 in both serum and brain tissue. None of the administered drugs including PTZ affected TNF-α concentrations. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that endogenous and exogenous serotonin exhibits anticonvulsant effects by suppressing the neuroinflammation. It seems that 5-HT1B/D receptors do not mediate anticonvulsant and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of serotonin.
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A serotonina endógena e exógena, mas não o sumatriptano, melhora as convulsões e a neuroinflamação no modelo de convulsão induzida por pentilenotetrazol em ratos
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Endogenous and exogenous serotonin, but not sumatriptan, ameliorate seizures and neuroinflammation in the pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure model in rats ; volume:80 ; number:01 ; year:2022 ; pages:48-55
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 80, Heft 01 (2022), 48-55
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Torun, Ibrahim Ethem
Kilinc, Yasemin Baranoglu
Kilinc, Erkan
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10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0101
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023031610413460092165
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Kilinc, Yasemin Baranoglu
- Kilinc, Erkan
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