The potential neuroprotective roles of olive leaf extract in an epilepsy rat model induced by kainic acid.

Autor: Khamse S; Electrophysiology Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran., Haftcheshmeh SM; Department of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran., Sadr SS; Electrophysiology Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran., Roghani M; Neurophysiology Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, I.R. Iran., Kamalinejad M; Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran., Moghaddam PM; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran., Golchoobian R; Cellular and Molecular Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran., Ebrahimi F; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Research in pharmaceutical sciences [Res Pharm Sci] 2020 Dec 30; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 48-57. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 30 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.305188
Abstrakt: Background and Purpose: Epilepsy is recognized as a chronic neurologic disease. Increasing evidence has addressed the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory roles of olive leaf extract (OLE) in neurodegenerative diseases. So, the current study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective roles of OLE in epilepsy.
Experimental Approach: Forty rats were divided into 4 groups including a control group, sham group, kainic acid (KA) group, and KA + OLE group. KA (4 μg/rat) was injected intrahippocampal, and OLE (300 mg/kg) was orally administrated for 4 weeks. Animals were sacrificed, and their hippocampi were isolated. KA- induced seizure activity was recorded. Oxidative stress index was assessed by measuring its indicators including malondialdehyde (MDA), nitrite, nitrate, and glutathione (GSH) as well as the catalase (CAT) activity. The supernatant concentration of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and the apoptosis rate in neurons were measured.
Findings/results: Treatment with OLE significantly reduced the seizure score. OLE decreased oxidative stress index by reducing the concentration of MDA, nitrite, and nitrate as well as increasing the level of GSH. OLE had a significant anti-apoptotic effect on neurons. However, CAT activity and the level of TNF-α were not affected.
Conclusion and Implications: Our findings indicated neuroprotective properties of OLE, which is mainly mediated by its antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects, therefore, could be considered as a valuable therapeutic supplement for epilepsy.
Competing Interests: All authors declared no conflict of interest in this study.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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