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Antiepileptic effect of dimethyl sulfoxide in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Valerio RizzoFabio CarlettiCarla CannizzaroGiuseppe FerraroPierangelo Sardosubject
MaleTreatment outcomeRat modelAction PotentialsPharmacologySettore BIO/09 - FisiologiaTemporal lobeEpilepsychemistry.chemical_compoundIn vivomedicineAnimalsHumansDimethyl SulfoxideRats WistarTemporal lobe epilepsyDose-Response Relationship DrugChemistryDimethyl sulfoxideGeneral Neurosciencemedicine.diseaseRatsDose–response relationshipDisease Models AnimalMaximal dentate activationTreatment OutcomeBiochemistryCerebellar NucleiEpilepsy Temporal LobeSolubilizationAnticonvulsantsdescription
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an amphipathic molecule widely used to solubilize water-insoluble compounds. In many studies it was reported that DMSO is capable of affecting several biological processes, thus resulting in a potential cause for the misinterpretation of experimental data. Recent papers showed that DMSO modified the brain bioelectric activity in animal models of epilepsy. In an in vivo model of temporal lobe epilepsy in the rat, we examined the effects of different doses (10%, 50% and 100%) of DMSO on the maximal dentate activation (MDA). The results show that DMSO induced a dose-dependent significant reduction of the electrically induced paroxysmal activity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-26 | Neuroscience letters |