The choice of appropriate animal models for the initial in vivo testing of potential anticonvulsant compounds is one of the most important steps in the successful search for new antiepileptic drugs. The purpose of this paper is to describe the most important aspects to take into account when performing the maximal electroshock seizure (MES) test in the routine laboratory screening of new antiep...

OBJECTIVES: We previously showed that a quantitative fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can predict mucosal healing (MH) in ulcerative colitis (UC). Fecal calprotectin (Fcal) has also been reported as an important biomarker of UC activity. The aim of this study was to compare the predictive ability of these two fecal markers for MH in UC. METHODS: FIT and Fcal were examined in stool samples from c...

The study was designed to investigate the effect of ketamine on convulsive behaviour using maximal electroshock (MES) test. An attempt was also made to study the possible receptor mechanisms involved. MES seizures were induced in mice via transauricular electrodes (60 mA, 0.2sec). Seizure severity was assessed by the duration of tonic hindlimb extensor phase and mortality due to convulsions. In...

Millettia thonningii, Ocinum sanctum and Securitaca longepedunculaca are used in traditional medicine in Cameroon to treat epilepsy, insomnia and headaches. Animal models of epilepsy (maximal electroshock (MES), n-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA), pentylenetetrazol (PTZ), isonicotinic hydrazide acid (INH), picrotoxine (PIC) and strychnine (STR)-induced convulsions or turning behavior were used to eval...

In order to study the influence of the length of the amino acid chain of N,N-phthaloyl-amino acid amides as analogues of the former anticonvulsant taltrimide on the seizure-antagonizing activity glycine, beta-alanine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) derivatives were synthesized. The corresponding taurine derivatives were also included. Generally, the glycine-derived amides showed a higher act...

A descriptive survey which purposefully selected respondents from the registered nurses and pharmacists working in the study center. A total number of 274 nurses and 59 pharmacists participated in the study (n=333). Reliability coefficient was 0.6; Chi square and T-Test were applied to test hypotheses at α = 0.05 level of significance. All the respondents (n=333) indicated that exhaustion due t...

The Caenorhabditis elegans maternal-effect sterile genes, mes-2, mes-3, mes-4, and mes-6, encode nuclear proteins that are essential for germ-line development. They are thought to be involved in a common process because their mutant phenotypes are similar. MES-2 and MES-6 are homologs of Enhancer of zeste and extra sex combs, both members of the Polycomb group of chromatin regulators in insects...

The influence of imperatorin (IMP) on the anticonvulsant activity and acute adverse-effect potential of lamotrigine (LTG, a second generation antiepileptic drug) was studied in the maximal electroshock-induced seizure (MES) model and chimney test in mice. In order to assess the nature of interaction between IMP and LTG in the MES test, total brain LTG concentrations were evaluated with high-pre...

a series of 3-alkoxy-4-(4-(hexyloxy/heptyloxy) phenyl)-4h-1,2,4-triazole was synthesized. the anticonvulsant effect and neurotoxicity of the compounds were calculated with maximal electroshock (mes) test and rotarod tests with intraperitoneally injected mice. among the synthesized compounds, compound 3-heptyloxy-4-(4-(hexyloxy) phenyl)-4h-1,2,4-triazole (5f) was the most active one and also had...