[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol inhibits microglia activation and mitigates neuronal damage induced by kainate in an in-vitro seizure model

E Landucci, C Mazzantini, D Lana, M Calvani… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Epilepsy is one of the most common brain disorder and, despite the possible
use of several therapeutic options, many patients continue to have seizures for their entire …

Prophylactic administration of cannabidiol reduces microglial inflammatory response to kainate-induced seizures and neurogenesis

TR Victor, Z Hage, SE Tsirka - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Microglia, the dynamic innate immune cells of the central nervous system, become activated
in epilepsy. The process of microglial activation in epilepsy results in the creation of an …

Cannabidiol anticonvulsant effect is mediated by the PI3Kγ pathway

IV de Assis Lima, PMQ Bellozi, EM Batista, LR Vilela… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB/Akt)/mechanistic
target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway has been associated with several …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effects of cannabidiol against seizures and neuronal death in a rat model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

RA Do Val-da Silva, JE Peixoto-Santos… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The present study reports the behavioral, electrophysiological, and neuropathological
effects of cannabidiol (CBD), a major non-psychotropic constituent of Cannabis sativa, in the …

Cannabidiol exerts antiepileptic effects by restoring hippocampal interneuron functions in a temporal lobe epilepsy model

AA Khan, T Shekh‐Ahmad, A Khalil… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose A non‐psychoactive phytocannabinoid, cannabidiol (CBD), shows
promising results as an effective potential antiepileptic drug in some forms of refractory …

The anticonvulsant effects of cannabidiol in experimental models of epileptic seizures: From behavior and mechanisms to clinical insights

W Lazarini-Lopes, RA Do Val-da Silva… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by the presence of seizures and
neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Despite the number of antiepileptic drugs, one-third of …

Anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of cannabidiol during the juvenile period

LK Friedman, JP Wongvravit - Journal of Neuropathology & …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Anticonvulsant effects of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, have not been
investigated in the juvenile brain. We hypothesized that CBD would attenuate epileptiform …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol exerts anti-convulsant effects in animal models of temporal lobe and partial seizures

NA Jones, SE Glyn, S Akiyama, TDM Hill, AJ Hill… - Seizure, 2012 - Elsevier
Cannabis sativa has been associated with contradictory effects upon seizure states despite
its medicinal use by numerous people with epilepsy. We have recently shown that the …

Therapeutic applicability of cannabidiol and other phytocannabinoids in epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease and in comorbidity with psychiatric …

M de Fátima dos Santos Sampaio… - Basic & Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Studies have demonstrated the neuroprotective effect of cannabidiol (CBD) and other
Cannabis sativa L. derivatives on diseases of the central nervous system caused by their …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of chronic cannabidiol in a mouse model of naturally occurring neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and spontaneous seizures

JT Dearborn, HR Nelvagal, NR Rensing… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Cannabidiol (CBD) has gained attention as a therapeutic agent and is purported to have
immunomodulatory, neuroprotective, and anti-seizure effects. Here, we determined the …