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. 2018 Mar 20;2018:1209801. doi: 10.1155/2018/1209801

Table 2.

Beneficial effects of TQ in epilepsy models.

Model Doses Mechanistic actions References
PTZ-induced epilepsy model 200 and 400 μM Extends the onset and reduces the tonic-clonic seizure duration [113]
PTZ- and MES-induced epilepsy model 50 and 100 mg/kg Potentiates SVP antiepileptic response [114]
PTZ-induced epilepsy model 20 and 30 mg/kg TQ and PB combination therapy produces additive anticonvulsant effect [115]
PTZ-induced epilepsy model TQ: 40 mg/kg; vitamin C: 250 mg/kg Activates the GABAB1R/CaMKII/CREB pathway, significantly decreases Bax concentrations, increases Bcl-2 expression, and activates caspase-3 [116]
Penicillin-induced epilepsy model 10, 50, and 100 mg/kg Prolongs latency time and reduces the spike wave frequency and amplitude of epileptiform activity [33]
Kainic acid-induced epileptic model 10 mg/kg Reduces neuronal degeneration (25%) in CA1, CA3, and the dentate hilus; suppresses mossy fiber sprouting (30–40%); treatment also enhances the neurogenesis [117]
Lithium-pilocarpine rat model 10 mg/kg Significantly lowered the severity of seizures and significantly elevated Nrf2, HO-1, and SOD expressions [48]

PTZ: pentylenetetrazole; PB: phenobarbital; SVP: sodium valproate; GABAB1R: gamma-aminobutyric acid B1 receptor; CaMKII: calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; CREB: cAMP response element-binding protein; MES: maximal electric shock; Bax: Bcl-2-associated X protein; Bcl-2: B-cell lymphoma protein-2; Nrf2: nuclear factor E2-related factor 2; HO-1: heme oxygenase-1; SOD: superoxide dismutase.