<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Modulation of the immune system has recently been shown to be involved in the pharmacological effects of old antiepileptic drugs and in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Therefore, the most recent guidelines for immunotoxicological evaluation of drugs were consulted to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine, a newer antiepileptic drug, in BALB/c mice. These included the in vivo effects of lamotrigine on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to sheep red blood cell (SRBC) antigens, hemagglutination titer assays and hematological changes. In vitro effects of lamotrigine on ConA-induced splenocyte proliferation and cytokine secretion were assessed. The results showed that lamotrigine treatment significantly increased the DTH response to SRBC in the mouse model of this study. This was accompanied by a significant increase in relative monocyte and neutrophil counts and in spleen cellularity. Lamotrigine significantly inhibited ConA-induced splenocyte proliferation in vitro and it significantly inhibited IL-2 and TNF-α secretion in ConA-stimulated splenocytes. In conclusion, the results demonstrated significant immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice. These data could expand the understanding of lamotrigine-induced adverse reactions and its role in modulating the immune system in epilepsy.</p></abstract>

Modulation of the immune system has recently been shown to be involved in the pharmacological effects of old antiepileptic drugs and in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Therefore, the most recent guidelines for immunotoxicological evaluation of drugs were consulted to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine, a newer antiepileptic drug, in BALB/c mice. These included the in vivo effects of lamotrigine on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to sheep red blood cell (SRBC) antigens, hemagglutination titer assays and hematological changes. In vitro effects of lamotrigine on ConA-induced splenocyte proliferation and cytokine secretion were assessed. The results showed that lamotrigine treatment significantly increased the DTH response to SRBC in the mouse model of this study. This was accompanied by a significant increase in relative monocyte and neutrophil counts and in spleen cellularity. Lamotrigine significantly inhibited ConA-induced splenocyte proliferation in vitro and it significantly inhibited IL-2 and TNF-α secretion in ConA-stimulated splenocytes. In conclusion, the results demonstrated significant immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice. These data could expand the understanding of lamotrigine-induced adverse reactions and its role in modulating the immune system in epilepsy.

Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice

Acta Pharmaceutica

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Modulation of the immune system has recently been shown to be involved in the pharmacological effects of old antiepileptic drugs and in the pathogenesis of...

Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice

Online veröffentlicht: 11. Jan. 2018

Seitenbereich: 543 - 555

Akzeptiert: 08. Aug. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acph-2017-0035

Schlüsselwörter
lamotrigine, epilepsy, cytokine, hypersensitivity, immunomodulatory effect, immunotoxicity

© by Eman Y. Abu-Rish

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice

Online veröffentlicht: 11. Jan. 2018

Seitenbereich: 543 - 555

Akzeptiert: 08. Aug. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acph-2017-0035

Schlüsselwörterlamotrigine, epilepsy, cytokine, hypersensitivity, immunomodulatory effect, immunotoxicity

© by Eman Y. Abu-Rish

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
lamotrigine, epilepsy, cytokine, hypersensitivity, immunomodulatory effect, immunotoxicity