Angiotensin receptor blocker, losartan ameliorates neuroinflammation and behavioral consequences of lipopolysaccharide injection

H Salmani, M Hosseini, F Beheshti, Y Baghcheghi… - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Aims Neuroinflammation has a critical role in brain diseases. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is an
important player in inflammation via stimulating of Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1R). In this …

Antiepileptogenic and neuroprotective effects of losartan in kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy

JD Tchekalarova, NM Ivanova… - Pharmacology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently, we have shown that the blockade of AT 1 receptor might be useful as an adjuvant
treatment strategy for the prevention of oxidative stress and neurotoxicity caused by status …

Long-term treatment with losartan attenuates seizure activity and neuronal damage without affecting behavioral changes in a model of co-morbid hypertension and …

JD Tchekalarova, N Ivanova, D Atanasova… - Cellular and molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Over the last 10 years, accumulated experimental and clinical evidence has supported the
idea that AT 1 receptor subtype is involved in epilepsy. Recently, we have shown that the …

The potential therapeutic capacity of inhibiting the brain renin–angiotensin system in the treatment of co-morbid conditions in epilepsy

N Ivanova, J Tchekalarova - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent neurological diseases and although numerous novel
anticonvulsants have been approved, the proportion of patients who are refractory to …

Effects of AT1 receptor antagonism on kainate-induced seizures and concomitant changes in hippocampal extracellular noradrenaline, serotonin, and dopamine …

J Tchekalarova, E Loyens, I Smolders - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
In the management of epilepsy, AT 1 receptor antagonists have been suggested as an
additional treatment strategy. A hyperactive brain angiotensin (Ang) II system and …

Cerebral small vessel disease predisposes to temporal lobe epilepsy in spontaneously hypertensive rats

E Russo, A Leo, F Scicchitano, A Donato… - Brain Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
The link between cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and epilepsy has been poorly
investigated. Some reports suggest that CSVD may predispose to temporal lobe epilepsy …

Losartan suppresses the kainate-induced changes of angiotensin AT1 receptor expression in a model of comorbid hypertension and epilepsy

D Atanasova, J Tchekalarova, N Ivanova… - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Aims Experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that components of renin-
angiotensin system are elevated in the hippocampus in epileptogenic conditions. In the …

Long-term intracerebroventricular infusion of angiotensin II after kainate-induced status epilepticus: Effects on epileptogenesis, brain damage, and diurnal behavioral …

NM Ivanova, D Atanasova, DM Pechlivanova… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Our previous studies revealed that Angiotensin (Ang) II has anticonvulsant effects in acute
seizure models. However, data on its role in experimental models of epilepsy are missing. In …

A review of clinically significant drug-drug interactions involving angiotensin II receptor antagonists and antiepileptic drugs

M Rusek, SJ Czuczwar - Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Angiotensin II receptor blockers are widely used for the treatment of arterial
hypertension and heart failure. However, recent studies on animal models of seizures …

Effect of status epilepticus on expression of brain UDP‐glucuronosyltransferase 1a in rats

Y Asai, H Tanaka, M Nadai… - Biopharmaceutics & Drug …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Status epilepticus (SE) involves severe epileptic seizures that cause oxidative stress in the
brain. Oxidative stress is known to influence uridine 5'‐diposphate‐glucuronosyltransferase …