Title : Modafinil exerts anticonvulsive effects against lithium-pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in rats: A role for tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide signaling.

Pub. Date : 2022 May

PMID : 35344809






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1 Modafinil exerts anticonvulsive effects against lithium-pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in rats: A role for tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nitric oxide signaling. Modafinil tumor necrosis factor Rattus norvegicus
2 Status epilepticus-induced animals showed significantly higher NO metabolite and TNF-alpha levels in their hippocampal tissues, an effect that was reversed by modafinil (100 mg/kg, i.p.) Modafinil tumor necrosis factor Rattus norvegicus
3 Administration of NOS inhibitors resulted in excessive NO level reduction but an escalation of TNF-alpha level in modafinil-treated SE-animals. Modafinil tumor necrosis factor Rattus norvegicus
4 CONCLUSION: Our study revealed anticonvulsive effects of modafinil in the lithium-pilocarpine-induced SE rat model via possible involvement of TNF-alpha and nitrergic pathways. Modafinil tumor necrosis factor Rattus norvegicus