Acute anticonvulsant effects of capric acid in seizure tests in mice

P Wlaź, K Socała, D Nieoczym, T Żarnowski… - Progress in Neuro …, 2015 - Elsevier
Capric acid (CA10) is a 10-carbon medium-chain fatty acid abundant in the medium-chain
triglyceride ketogenic diet (MCT KD). The purpose of this study was to characterize acute …

PDE5 inhibitor treatment options for urologic and non-urologic indications: 2012 update

S Gur, P J. Kadowitz, E Can Serefoglu… - Current …, 2012 - benthamdirect.com
Phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes are widely distributed throughout the body, having
numerous effects and functions. The use of on demand PDE5 inhibitors (-Is) for the treatment …

Neuroprotective mechanisms of sildenafil and selenium in PTZ-kindling model: implications in epilepsy

KM Tawfik, YM Moustafa, MF El-Azab - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is one of the furthermost common neurodegenerative diseases affecting above 50
million individuals worldwide. The pathogenesis of epileptic seizures is not satisfactorily …

[HTML][HTML] Can pentylenetetrazole and maximal electroshock rodent seizure models quantitatively predict antiepileptic efficacy in humans?

ESM Yuen, IF Trocóniz - Seizure, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Pentylenetetrazole and maximal electroshock rodent seizure models are commonly
used to detect antiepileptic efficacy in drug development. The aim of this research was to …

Systematic elucidation of the pharmacological mechanisms of Rhynchophylline for treating epilepsy via network pharmacology

H Geng, X Chen, C Wang - BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2021 - Springer
Background Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders, affects over 70
million people worldwide. Rhynchophylline displays a wide variety of pharmacologic …

Effects of classic antiseizure drugs on seizure activity and anxiety-like behavior in adult zebrafish

M Pieróg, K Socała, U Doboszewska, E Wyska… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
The zebrafish is extensively used as a model organism for studying several disorders of the
central nervous system (CNS), including epilepsy. Some antiseizure drugs (ASDs) have …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of new antiseizure drugs on seizure activity and anxiety-like behavior in adult zebrafish

M Pieróg, K Socała, U Doboszewska, E Wyska… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several studies with larvae and adult zebrafish have shown that old and new antiseizure
drugs (ASDs) produce discrepant results in seizure tests, locomotor activity or anxiety …

Treatment with sildenafil prevents impairment of learning in rats born to pre-eclamptic mothers

O Cauli, S Herraiz, B Pellicer, A Pellicer, V Felipo - Neuroscience, 2010 - Elsevier
Pre-eclampsia is an important hypertensive pregnancy disorder and a main cause of
maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Children born from mothers with pre-eclampsia …

Effect of tadalafil on seizure threshold and activity of antiepileptic drugs in three acute seizure tests in mice

K Socała, D Nieoczym, M Pieróg, E Wyska… - Neurotoxicity …, 2018 - Springer
Tadalafil, a selective phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, is a long-acting oral agent for the
treatment of erectile dysfunction of multiple etiologies. Although generalized tonic-clonic …

Effect of pterostilbene, a natural analog of resveratrol, on the activity of some antiepileptic drugs in the acute seizure tests in mice

D Nieoczym, K Socała, P Jedziniak, E Wyska… - Neurotoxicity …, 2019 - Springer
Pterostilbene (PTE), a natural analog of resveratrol, is available both as a diet ingredient
and a dietary supplement. The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of PTE on …