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The Oxidative Stress in Epilepsy-Focus on Melatonin.

International journal of molecular sciences
January 1, 1970
Maciej Kamieniak et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman StudyAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the potential anticonvulsant and antioxidant effects of curcumin in the context of epilepsy, particularly as an adjuvant therapy.

Results Summary

The study found that curcumin, along with other antioxidants, demonstrated anticonvulsant effects in animal models and showed promise as an adjuvant therapy for pediatric intractable epilepsy in limited clinical data.

Population

Animal models and pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
antiseizure medications
decrease
oxidative stress
-
-
reduce
#1
exogenous antioxidants (vitamin E, resveratrol, hesperidin, and curcumin)
decrease
seizures
animal models of seizures
-
exert an anticonvulsant effect
#2
curcumin
neutral
pediatric intractable epilepsy
pediatric intractable epilepsy
-
affective adjuvant
#3
Melatonin
decrease
seizure activity
rodents
-
attenuate
#4
Melatonin
decrease
seizure activity
patients
-
clinical effectiveness has been also confirmed
#5
endogenous melatonin
increase
seizure activity
-
-
may possess proconvulsive activity
#6
endogenous melatonin
increase
seizure activity
-
-
may act as a proconvulsant
#7
Antioxidants, including melatonin
neutral
epilepsy
patients with epilepsy
-
may be considered as adjuvants
#8
melatonin
neutral
sleep disorders
patients with epilepsy suffering from sleep disorders
-
adjuvant
#9
Abstract

Oxidative stress develops when there is an excess of oxidants leading to molecular and cellular damage. Seizure activity leads to oxidative stress and the resulting increased lipid peroxidation. Generally, antiseizure medications reduce oxidative stress, although the data on levetiracetam are ambiguous. Exogenous antioxidants (vitamin E, resveratrol, hesperidin, and curcumin) have been documented to exert an anticonvulsant effect in animal models of seizures and some recent clinical data point to curcumin as an affective adjuvant for the therapy of pediatric intractable epilepsy. Melatonin is an antioxidant with an ability to attenuate seizure activity induced by various convulsants in rodents. Its clinical effectiveness has been also confirmed in a number of clinical studies. Experimental studies point to a possibility that endogenous melatonin may possess proconvulsive activity. Moreover, some scarce clinical data seem to express this view; however, a limited number of patients were included. The anticonvulsant activity of exogenous melatonin may involve GABA-mediated inhibition, while endogenous melatonin may act as a proconvulsant due to a decrease in the brain dopaminergic transmission. Antioxidants, including melatonin, may be considered as adjuvants in the therapy of epilepsy and melatonin, in addition, in patients with epilepsy suffering from sleep disorders.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
MelatoninOxidative StressHumansEpilepsyAnimalsAntioxidantsAnticonvulsants
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality65/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations2
Citations/Year2.0
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score0.66
Normalized Score0.63
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