Compounds present in Cannabis sativa L. preparations have recently attracted much attention in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Here, we screened two olive oil extracts from a non-psychoactive C. sativa variety, fully characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography. Particularly, hemp oils with different concentrations of terpenes were administered at the same dose of cannabidiol (25 mg/kg/day orally), 1 h before the 6-Hz corneal stimulation test (44 mA). Mice were stimulated once a day for 5 days and evaluated by videoelectrocorticographic recordings and behavioral analysis. Neuronal activation was assessed by FosB/DFosB immunoreactivity. Both oils significantly reduced the percentage of mice experiencing convulsive seizures in comparison to olive oil-treated mice (p < 0.050; Fisher’s exact test), but only the oil enriched with terpenes (K2) significantly accelerated full recovery from the seizure. These effects occurred in the presence of reduced power of delta rhythm, and, instead, increased power of theta rhythm, along with a lower FosB/deltaFosB expression in the subiculum (p < 0.050; Duncan’s method). The overall findings suggest that both cannabinoids and terpenes in oil extracts should be considered as potential therapeutic agents against epileptic seizures and epilepsy.

Antiseizure Effects of Fully Characterized Non-Psychoactive Cannabis sativa L. Extracts in the Repeated 6-Hz Corneal Stimulation Test / Costa, Anna-Maria; Senn, Lara; Anceschi, Lisa; Brighenti, Virginia; Pellati, Federica; Biagini, Giuseppe. - In: PHARMACEUTICALS. - ISSN 1424-8247. - 14:12(2021), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/ph14121259]

Antiseizure Effects of Fully Characterized Non-Psychoactive Cannabis sativa L. Extracts in the Repeated 6-Hz Corneal Stimulation Test

Costa Anna-Maria;Lara Senn;Lisa Anceschi;Virginia Brighenti;Federica Pellati
;
Giuseppe Biagini.
2021

Abstract

Compounds present in Cannabis sativa L. preparations have recently attracted much attention in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Here, we screened two olive oil extracts from a non-psychoactive C. sativa variety, fully characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography. Particularly, hemp oils with different concentrations of terpenes were administered at the same dose of cannabidiol (25 mg/kg/day orally), 1 h before the 6-Hz corneal stimulation test (44 mA). Mice were stimulated once a day for 5 days and evaluated by videoelectrocorticographic recordings and behavioral analysis. Neuronal activation was assessed by FosB/DFosB immunoreactivity. Both oils significantly reduced the percentage of mice experiencing convulsive seizures in comparison to olive oil-treated mice (p < 0.050; Fisher’s exact test), but only the oil enriched with terpenes (K2) significantly accelerated full recovery from the seizure. These effects occurred in the presence of reduced power of delta rhythm, and, instead, increased power of theta rhythm, along with a lower FosB/deltaFosB expression in the subiculum (p < 0.050; Duncan’s method). The overall findings suggest that both cannabinoids and terpenes in oil extracts should be considered as potential therapeutic agents against epileptic seizures and epilepsy.
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Antiseizure Effects of Fully Characterized Non-Psychoactive Cannabis sativa L. Extracts in the Repeated 6-Hz Corneal Stimulation Test / Costa, Anna-Maria; Senn, Lara; Anceschi, Lisa; Brighenti, Virginia; Pellati, Federica; Biagini, Giuseppe. - In: PHARMACEUTICALS. - ISSN 1424-8247. - 14:12(2021), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/ph14121259]
Costa, Anna-Maria; Senn, Lara; Anceschi, Lisa; Brighenti, Virginia; Pellati, Federica; Biagini, Giuseppe
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