MEMANTINE, AS A P-GLYCOPROTEIN EXPRESSION MODULATOR, ENHANCES LEVETIRACETAM THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i5.37011Keywords:
P-glycoprotein, N-methyl d-aspartate receptor, Memantine, Levetiracetam, EpilepsyAbstract
Objective: The principal aim of the present study was to assess the importance of multidrug transporter; P-glycoprotein (P-gp) as a potential therapeutic target in patients with epilepsy. Can P-gp transporter expression modulation by memantine add to the standard antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) response?
Methods: A cohort of 56 epilepsy patients was included in a 4 monthly visits prospective study. Patients were on levetiracetam (LEV) 1000 mg/ day alone or combined with other AEDs. They were randomly assigned into two groups; LEV only group including LEV-treated patients and LEV + memantine group including patients on LEV with add-on oral memantine 10 mg/day until the end of the study. During monthly follow-up visits, therapeutic responses were evaluated for each patient by recording the monthly seizures frequency. Blood samples were drawn from every patient twice (on the first and last visits) for assessment of P-gp mRNA expression level.
Results: Fifty patients completed the study. At the end of 4th month, LEV only group showed a non-significant decrease in P-gp expression and seizure frequency compared to the 1st month, whereas, in LEV + memantine group, P-gp expression was significantly reduced and associated with significant seizure control.
Conclusion: Memantine by hindering P-gp overexpression was apt to enhance LEV efficacy and exhibit a better seizure control.
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