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Micronized Resveratrol Shows Anticonvulsant Properties in Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure Model in Adult Zebrafish

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Epilepsy affects 50 million people around the world, and the patients experience cognitive, psychological and social consequences. Despite the considerable quantity of antiepileptic drugs available, 30% of patients still suffer in seizure. Therefore, the advance in therapeutic alternatives is mandatory. Resveratrol has been attracting the attention of many researchers because of its pharmacological potential. However, despite its neuroprotective and anti-epileptic effects, clinical resveratrol use is impaired by its low bioavailability. Here, we applied the supercritical fluid micronization technology (SEDS) to overcome this deficit, and investigated the anticonvulsant potential of micronized resveratrol in a PTZ-induced seizure model in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). SEDS permits obtaining significantly reduced particle size with a fine size distribution in comparison with the starting material. It can improve the pharmacotherapeutic efficacy. Our data showed that micronized resveratrol decreased the occurrence of the tonic–clonic seizure stage and slowed the development of the seizures in a similar manner of diazepam. Non-processed resveratrol was not able to protect the animals. Furthermore, diazepam decreased the locomotion and exploratory behavior. Differently from diazepam, the micronized resveratrol did not induce behavioral adverse events. In addition, our data showed that the PTZ-induced seizures increased the c-fos transcript levels following the neural excitability. However, the increase in c-fos levels was prevented by micronized resveratrol. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the micronized resveratrol shows anticonvulsant effect, like the classical antiepileptic drug diazepam in a PTZ-induced seizure model. Excitingly, different from diazepam, micronized resveratrol did not provoke behavioral adverse events.

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This work was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina (FAPESC 06/2017, Grant No. 2019TR55), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - Brazil (PIBIC/CNPq), Estado de Santa Catarina and Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó (Unochapecó).

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Servidão Anjo da Guarda, Laboratório de Genética e Ecotoxicologia Molecular, 295-D, Efapi, Chapecó, SC, 89809-900, Brazil

    Emilia Rodrigues Almeida, Cássia Alves Lima-Rezende, Cristiane Garbinato, Gean Pablo S. Aguiar, Liz Girardi Müller, J. Vladimir Oliveira & Anna Maria Siebel

  2. Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Servidão Anjo da Guarda, Laboratório de Genética e Ecotoxicologia Molecular, 295-D, Efapi, Chapecó, SC, 89809-900, Brazil

    Sabrina Ester Schneider, Jefferson Pedroso, Laura Decui & Anna Maria Siebel

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Almeida, E.R., Lima-Rezende, C.A., Schneider, S.E. et al. Micronized Resveratrol Shows Anticonvulsant Properties in Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure Model in Adult Zebrafish. Neurochem Res 46, 241–251 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-020-03158-0

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