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ArticleJournal of advanced veterinary and animal research2025

Quercetin attenuates pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in chicks through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory pathways.

Suleiman Dawood Suleiman, Jian Salam Hasan, Karwan Idrees Jarjees, Aziza Raof Haji

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Suleiman Dawood SuleimanDepartment of Theriogenology, Physiology, and Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq.
Jian Salam HasanDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq.
Karwan Idrees JarjeesDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq.
Aziza Raof HajiDepartment of Theriogenology, Physiology, and Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq.

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Objective: This study examines the neuroprotective and anticonvulsant effects of quercetin on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced convulsive seizures in chicks. Materials and Methods: Sixty Ross broiler chicks were randomly assigned to six groups: a negative control, a positive control treated with PTZ at 80 mg/kg, a diazepam-treated group (5 mg/kg), and three quercetin-treated groups receiving 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg orally for six consecutive days, respectively. Two hours after the final dose, PTZ was administered to groups 3-6 to induce seizures. The onset of convulsions and mortality rates were recorded over a period of 3 h. Brain tissue was collected to determine biochemical parameters, malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAO-C), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-α ( Results: The delay in the onset of convulsions and survival improvement were found in quercetin pretreatment, in a dose-dependent manner. The highly significant survival was found at 200 mg/kg ( Conclusion: Quercetin pretreatment at 200 mg/kg showed antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential against PTZ-induced convulsive seizure as a preventive therapy for epilepsy management.

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Anticonvulsantanti-inflammatoryantioxidantchicksQuercetin

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