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Protective Effects of Gabapentin Against the Seizure Susceptibility and Comorbid Behavioral Abnormalities in the Early Socially Isolated Mice Publisher Pubmed



Amiri S1, 2, 3 ; Hajmirzaian A1, 2 ; Aminikhoei H4, 5 ; Razmi A6 ; Shirzadian A1, 2 ; Rahimibalaei M7 ; Olson CO3 ; Mohsenzadeh A1 ; Rastegar M3 ; Zarrindast MR1 ; Ghazikhansari M1, 2
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  1. 1. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box, 13145-784, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  4. 4. Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Pharmacology and Applied Medicine, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Source: European Journal of Pharmacology Published:2017


Abstract

Adolescence is a pivotal period of brain development during lifespan, which is sensitive to stress exposure. Early social isolation stress (SIS) is known to provoke a variety of psychiatric comorbidities as well as seizure risk. Psychiatric comorbidities present challenging dilemmas for treatment and management in people with seizure disorders. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether gabapentin (GBP) as an anti-epileptic drug is able to alleviate the seizure activity as well as comorbid behavioral abnormalities in socially isolated mice. Results showed that early SIS induced proconvulsant effects along with depressive, aggressive and anxiety-like behaviors. Whereas the administration of both acute and chronic GBP at sub-effective doses produced no alterations in the behavioral profile of socially conditioned counterparts the same treatments effectively reversed the seizure susceptibility to pentylenetetrazole and behavioral deficits in isolated mice. Results of the study indicate that 1) Early SIS could be considered as an animal model of psychosocial stress to investigate the psychiatric comorbidities in seizure disorders, 2) Chronic administration of low dose GBP prevented the shaping of behavioral abnormalities in adulthood, 3) Chronic administration of low dose GBP produced no negative behavioral effects in socially conditioned mice suggesting the safety of the drug, 4) Gabapentin at low doses may be considered as an agent for management of epilepsy in individuals with psychiatric comorbidities. © 2017
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