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Aims: Comorbidities with epilepsy and antiseizure medications (ASMs) are currently the main challenges in treating epilepsy. The current study evaluates for the first time the neuroprotective effect of roflumilast (ROF) alone or combined with phenytoin (PHT) against pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced kindling in mice. It focuses on the crosstalk between the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)/caspase 1/interleukin 1β (IL-1β) cascade and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) pathway as possible strategies to treat epilepsy.
Main Methods: The kindled mouse model was induced via fifteen (35 mg/kg) intraperitoneal injections every other day. Roflumilast (0.4 mg/kg) and phenytoin (30 mg/kg) were orally administered daily from the start until the end of the experiment. Following the PTZ injection, the seizure severity score was assessed. The Morris water maze (MWM) test was performed to evaluate cognition. Histopathological examinations of hippocampi were conducted.
Key Findings: Roflumilast significantly improved neurobehavioral and histological assessments, whereas Racine scores declined. The improvement was confirmed through BDNF upregulation in contrast to NLRP3 and caspase-1 in the hippocampus, as revealed immunohistochemically. In addition, roflumilast induced a prominent elevation in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX4), whereas malondialdehyde (MDA), and arachidonic acid 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15) expressions were downregulated.
Significance: Our findings demonstrate that roflumilast conferred neuroprotective benefits against PTZ-induced kindling seizures, suggesting its potential as a novel adjuvant therapy for epilepsy-related disorders. This effect might be due to the modification of the NLRP3 inflammasome/BDNF pathway, ferroptosis, and a decrease in oxidative stress and neuroinflammation.
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