Objective: To study effects of beta-asarone on expression of FOS and GAD65 in cortex of epileptic rat induced by penicillin.
Methods: The epileptic animal models were induced by penicillin. The rats were randomly divided into beta-asarone of high (100 mg/kg), medium (50 mg/kg), low (25 mg/kg) dose group, positive control group (Phenytoin sodium), negative control group (matrix). The medicine was administered orally. The effects of beta-asarone on expression of FOS and GAD65 in cortex of epileptic rat were detected by immuohistochemistry method.
Results: beta-asarone could raise expression of FOS and reduce expression of GAD65 obviously. There were significant differences between negative control group and beta-asarone group. And it showed significant dose-effect relationship.
Conclusion: Up-regulation of FOS may be a effective link of anti-epileptic effect of beta-asarone; reduced expression of GAD65 may be a follow-up impact of beta-asarone treatment.