Influence of Lamotrigine and Topiramate on MDR1 Expression in Difficult‐to‐Treat Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Abstract

Summary:Purpose: Overexpression of the multiple drug resistance gene 1 (MDR1) was quantified in brain tissue from Coriaria lactone (CL)-kindled Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats after treatment with lamotrigine (LTG) or topiramate (TPM) and compared with that found in rats treated with carbamazepine (CBZ) and valproate (VPA).Methods: Twenty-five CL-kindled SD rats were randomized into five groups (n = 5 for each group) to receive once-daily feeding of CBZ, VPA, TPM, and LTG as the monotherapy equivalent of maximum human adult dosage, or normal saline (NS control) for 1 month. The expression of P-gp in brain tissues of all rats was quantified by using an image analysis and measuring system (Image Pro-plus 4.0). Mean area and mean integrated optical density (mean IOD) of P-gp expression were calculated.In addition, the changes in seizure severity were analyzed via video-camera monitoring.Results: A significant decrease in the number and duration of seizures with antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment was observed in the TPM and LTG groups. The mean area and mean IOD of P-gp expression were highest in the CBZ group and next highest in the VPA group; much lower values were measured in the TPM and LTG groups, and the lowest in the NS control group (p < 0.05).Conclusions: TPM and LTG significantly inhibited seizures in this CL model. The expression of P-gp was not significantly increased by TPM or LTG treatment in this study.

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