Shammy Chandel

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Background and Purpose: Post-traumatic epilepsy is the confirmed progression of unprovoked seizures after head trauma in the general population. This study was designed to control the devastating chronic consequences of post-traumatic epileptogenesis. Experimental Approach: Cerebral trauma was experimentally induced in Wistar rats to challenge the seizure susceptibility for futuristic PTE. The efficiency of Flufenamic acid, and fasudil hydrochloride, were assessed and compared with valproic acid for abnormal neurobehavioural symptoms, biomolecular levels, and apoptotic changes through histopathology. Key Results: Initial brain insult was successfully exacerbated the normal pathophysiology and neurobehavior changes in an experimental model. The lowered seizure threshold confirmed the epileptogenesis progression when a jab of Pentylenetetrazol(35mg/kg), gave the first successive seizure. Disrupted BBB permeability, neuronal infarction, and brain edema were found restored to normal after the treatment when compared to disease controls. The altered levels of neurotransmitters, mitochondrial complexes, cytoplasmic biomolecules/cytokines, different genes, and channel proteins were also restored to normal after 14-days treatments. No seizures have been observed with the test dose of Pentylenetetrazol. We analyzed the histopathological changes of hippocampus/cortex regions and found a significant decrease in the count of non-evident nucleoli, nuclear pyknosis, vascular congestion, and perineural vacuolization in treatment groups compared to injury controls. Conclusion and Implications: All the drugs greatly minimized the epileptogenesis cascade of futuristic PTE, confirms their neuroprotective capabilities. Flufenamic acid was found more effective with many potential abilities to minimize epileptogenesis compared to fasudil hydrochloride but its combination with valproic acid has much neuroprotection and efficacy.

Rubal Singla

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The whole world is suffering with a new health crises due to the spread of a novel human virus known as the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-COV-2) or the Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This new virus which originated in December 2019 from Wuhan, China has now spread all across the globe posing a major threat to the human life. There is substantial evidence that the virus outbreak is fueled by the zoonotic transmission since this new virus belongs to the same family of viruses as SARS-COV and MERS-COV. Although, the exact route of transmission of this virus to humans is still unknown, however, based on the various reported evidences bats, pangolins, snakes or minks were found to be the probable reservoir as well as intermediate host of the SARS-COV-2. Along with the human life damage, the animal welfare has also been seriously endangered. With numerous reports on the transmission of COVID-19 from humans to animals, the cases of the abandonment household pets from their owners are increasing. Many experimental studies as well as evidences from zoos of different countries demonstrated the possibility of transmission of COVID-19 virus from the infected human companions to their pets or household animals. Therefore, precautionary measures are required to protect the pets and other animals from the virus transmission. The present article highlighted the different ways to promote awareness and corroborate practices for helping people as well as animals to stay secure and healthy.