sb-269970 and Epilepsy--Temporal-Lobe

sb-269970 has been researched along with Epilepsy--Temporal-Lobe* in 1 studies

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1 other study(ies) available for sb-269970 and Epilepsy--Temporal-Lobe

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Involvement of 5-HT₇ receptors in the pathogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2012, Jun-15, Volume: 685, Issue:1-3

    The 5-hydroxytryptamine 7 (5-HT(7)) receptor is the most recently classified member of the serotonin receptor family. The localization of 5-HT(7) receptors and the biological activity of its ligands have suggested that 5-HT(7) receptors might be involved in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. In the present study, we investigated the correlation between temporal lobe epilepsy and 5-HT(7) receptors using pilocarpine-induced rat models of temporal lobe epilepsy and surgical samples of temporal neocortex from intractable epilepsy patients. An analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) and behavioral changes before and after the treatment of SB269970 hydrochloride (a selective 5-HT(7) receptor antagonist, 10 mg/kg, i.p.) and AS19 (a selective 5-HT(7) receptor agonist, 10 mg/kg, s.c.) demonstrated that in epileptic rats the activation of 5-HT(7) receptors could increase the number of seizures, which could be reduced by a 5-HT(7) receptor antagonist. Moreover, the expression of 5-HT(7) receptors was higher in the epilepsy group compared with the nonepileptic group in both rat and human brain tissues. The present results suggested that 5-HT(7) receptors participate in the pathogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy, and a 5-HT(7) receptor antagonist may be used as a therapeutic alternative for temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Child; Disease Models, Animal; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neocortex; Phenols; Pilocarpine; Pyrazoles; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Receptors, Serotonin; Serotonin Antagonists; Serotonin Receptor Agonists; Sulfonamides; Temporal Lobe; Tetrahydronaphthalenes; Young Adult

2012