背景:通常称为tulsi(OculumtenuiflorumL.的同义词)的罗勒圣药广泛用于阿育吠陀医学,并具有多种神经调节作用,包括根据先前的研究在急性癫痫发作模型中的抗惊厥作用。在印度,它作为传统医学用于治疗癫痫。然而,其在慢性癫痫模型中的作用以及与新型抗癫痫药物的相互作用尚未被研究,这将增强其翻译价值。
目的:目前的研究调查了Oculum对慢性癫痫模型的影响及其与左乙拉西坦(LEV)的相互作用,一种新型的抗癫痫药.
方法:在平均体重为227.84±21.68g的成年雄性Wistar大鼠中研究了oculumhydro醇提取物(OSHE)1000mg/kg和LEV300mg/kg的佐剂作用使用戊四氮(30mg/kg,i.p.)点燃(K)(隔日最多24次注射,第7天激发)。除了癫痫评分,神经行为学,评估脑组织氧化应激和组织病理学状态.药物治疗14天后评估LEV和OSHE之间的药代动力学相互作用。
结果:K-LEV+OSHE在点燃过程中和戊四唑激发试验中的癫痫发作评分低于其他点燃组(p=0.031)。K-LEV+OSHE(85.72%)比其他(K-LEV-42.86%,K-OSHE-42.86%,和K-控制-28.58%)。从Morris水迷宫(MWM)可以看出,罗勒治疗组具有更好的记忆保留潜力,被动回避测试,但不在高架迷宫测试中。奥利姆治疗组的氧化应激低于K-对照组。根据组织病理学,K-LEV+OSHE组在点燃组中神经元变性最少。LEV和OSHE之间没有显著的药代动力学相互作用,除了LEV+OSHE组的Tmax比单独的LEV增加(p=0.009)。
结论:奥利姆本身和联合使用左乙拉西坦治疗可更好地控制癫痫发作,内存保留,减少氧化应激,和神经元结构保存优于点燃对照组。Oculum和LEV之间的药物相互作用非常小。所以,作为LEV的佐剂,在增强抗癫痫作用以及最大程度地减少不良反应方面可能是有效的。
BACKGROUND: Ocimum sanctum L. commonly known as tulsi (synonym of Ocimum tenuiflorum L.) is widely used in Ayurveda medicine and is having multitude neuromodulatory effect including the anticonvulsant effect in acute seizure models as per previous studies. In India, it is used for the treatment of epilepsy as traditional medicine. However, its role in chronic seizure model and interaction with newer antiepileptic drugs has not been investigated, which will enhance its translational value.
OBJECTIVE: Current
study investigated the effect of Ocimum on chronic seizure model and its interaction with levetiracetam (LEV), a newer antiepileptic drug.
METHODS: The adjuvant role of Ocimum sanctum hydroalcoholic extracts (OSHE) 1000 mg/kg along with LEV 300 mg/kg was studied in adult male Wistar rats with mean weight of 227.84 ± 21.68 g using pentylenetetrazole (30 mg/kg, i.p.) kindling (K) (with maximum 24 injections on alternate days and challenge on 7th-day). Along with seizure score, neurobehavioral, brain tissue oxidative stress and histopathology status were assessed. Pharmacokinetic interaction was assessed between LEV and OSHE after 14 days of drug treatment.
RESULTS: K-LEV + OSHE had least seizure score during kindling and on the pentylenetetrazole-challenge test (p=0.031) than other kindling groups. Seizure protection was more in K-LEV + OSHE (85.72%) than others (K-LEV-42.86%, K-OSHE-42.86%, and K-Control-28.58%). Ocimum treated groups had better memory retention potential as evident from Morris water maze (MWM), passive avoidance test but not in an elevated plus maze test. Oxidative-stress was lower in Ocimum treated groups than K-Control group. As per histopathology, K-LEV + OSHE group had the least neuronal degeneration among kindling groups. There was no significant pharmacokinetic interaction between LEV and OSHE, except increased Tmax in LEV + OSHE group than LEV alone (p=0.009).
CONCLUSIONS: Ocimum per se and combination with levetiracetam treatment exerted better seizure control, memory retention, oxidative stress reduction, and neuronal structure preservation than kindling control group. There was a very minimal drug interaction between Ocimum and LEV. So, Ocimum as an adjuvant to LEV may be shelpful in enhancing the antiepileptic effect and also in minimizing the adverse effects.