Abstract:
:Triheptanoin, the triglyceride of heptanoate, is used to treat certain hereditary metabolic diseases in USA because of its anaplerotic potential. In two chronic mouse seizure models this clear tasteless oil was found to be reproducibly anticonvulsant. Here we investigated the effects of triheptanoin feeding in C3H and CD1 mice using standard acute seizure models. Feeding 30-40% triheptanoin (caloric intake) consistently elevated blood propionyl-carnitines, but inconsistent anticonvulsant effects were observed in the fluorothyl, pentylenetetrazole and 6Hz seizure models. A 2mA consistent increase in the maximal electroshock threshold was found after 3 weeks of 35% triheptanoin feeding (p=0.018). In summary, triheptanoin shows a unique anticonvulsant profile in seizure models, compared to other treatments that are in the clinic. Therefore, despite small and/or inconsistent effects of triheptanoin in acute seizure models, triheptanoin remains of interest as a potential add-on treatment for patients with medically refractory epilepsy.
journal_name
Epilepsy Resjournal_title
Epilepsy researchauthors
Thomas NK,Willis S,Sweetman L,Borges Kdoi
10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.12.013subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-05-01 00:00:00pages
312-7issue
3eissn
0920-1211issn
1872-6844pii
S0920-1211(11)00420-7journal_volume
99pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Outbred rats are widely used in biomedical research studies. The genotypic variation, different housing and handling conditions during development, and gender of used rats can be expected to cause variations in behavior and epileptogenesis. We tested the hypothesis that adult female Wistar rats from different breeders...
journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.12.012
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.06.012
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.06.001
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.02.002
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The inbred Wistar Albino Glaxo Rats from Rijswijk (WAG/Rij) and the Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) are well-validated genetic models of absence epilepsy. Although they share similar characteristics including the spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) in the EEG, some differences have been reported bet...
journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.12.005
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106484
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.05.001
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.106251
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(95)00020-b
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.08.006
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.09.006
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(89)90058-2
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.06.001
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(99)00017-0
更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.10.009
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.09.025
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.10.002
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.05.001
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.05.009
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.01.006
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(91)90001-v
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106437
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.08.010
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.11.009
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2003.12.007
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106450
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(92)90035-r
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.01.006
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The common features of all types of epilepsy are the synchronized and uncontrolled discharges of nerve cell assemblies. The reason for the pathologically synchronized discharges of the neuron is not exactly known yet. Recent reports claim that gap junctions have a critical role in neuronal synchronization. The present...
journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.06.010
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The development of epilepsy and a progressive increase in susceptibility to seizures may involve changes in inhibitory and excitatory systems from the beginning of the process. The present study was focused to analyze the opioid peptide changes induced by a chemical sub-convulsant stimulation. Experiments were carried...
journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(99)00056-x
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00