<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Veronica Nunez-Urquiza</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Juana Villeda-Hernandez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elizur Montiel-Arcos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Isaac Tello</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Victoria Campos-Pena</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maribel Herrera-Ruiz</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">María del Carmen Gutiérrez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vera Petricevich</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">María Angélica Santana</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martha Navarro</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Angélica Berenice Aguilar-Guadarrama</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gabriel Navarrete-Vázquez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Irene Perea-Arango</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ismael Leon-Rivera</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluation of the Anticonvulsant, Anxiolytic, Sedative, and Neuroprotective Activities of Polysaccharides from Mycelium of Two Ganoderma Species</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">a- and b-glucan</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anticonvulsant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">GABA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ganoderma curtissi</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ganoderma sp</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neuroprotective</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1161-1173</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ganoderma lucidum&lt;/em&gt; has been used as a medicinal mushroom since centuries in East Asia. Recent reports have shown that metabolites isolated from &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma&lt;/em&gt; species have shown effects on central nervous system. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;To determine the neuroprotective, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, and sedative effects of &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma &lt;/em&gt;sp. and &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma curtisii&lt;/em&gt; polysaccharides. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Polysaccharides (Gsp-PS2 or Gc-PS2) were isolated from two &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma mycelia&lt;/em&gt; submerged cultures. Acute toxicity effects of Gc-PS2 or Gsp-PS2 on mice were treated orally with doses of 50 - 2000 mg/kg. Anticonvulsant activity was determined using three chemoconvulsants: kainic acid (KA), strychnine, or pentylenetetrazole (PTZ). Anxiolytic-like effects were determined using the elevated plus maze test on mice. GABA release evoked by GC-PS2 or Gsp-PS2 content was determined by HPLC. Neuroprotective effects of Gsp-PS2 or Gc-PS2 were determined by glial activation, histopathological changes, and immunohistochemistry. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Gc-PS2 or Gsp-PS2 showed neuroprotective activity by diminishing neuronal death, reducing glial activation and Neu-N expression levels. Gsp-PS2 or Gc-PS2 inhibited convulsions in the KA model. An anxiolytic-like, but not a sedative effect was reported in mice treated with Gc-PS2 or Gsp-PS2. Polysaccharides Gc-PS2 or Gsp-PS2 evoked endogenous GABA release and increased its concentration within the incubation medium. Pretreatment with Gsp-PS2 or Gc-PS2 showed a reduction of the LPSinduced NO production. Gc-PS2 or Gsp-PS2 did not produce toxic effects. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ganoderma &lt;/em&gt;sp. or &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma curtisii &lt;/em&gt;polysaccharides showed neuroprotective and anticonvulsant activities in animal models. The anticonvulsant activity may involve the GABAergic neurotransmision.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1161</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verónica Núñez-Urquiza,&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Juana Villeda- Hernández,&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Elizur Montiel-Arcos,&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Isaac Tello,&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Victoria Campos-Peña,&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Maribel Herrera-Ruiz,&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; María del Carmen Gutiérrez,&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; Vera Petricevich,&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt; María Angélica Santana,&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt; Martha Navarro,&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Angélica Berenice Aguilar-Guadarrama,&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Gabriel Navarrete-Vázquez,&lt;sup&gt;8&lt;/sup&gt; Irene Perea- Arango,&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; Ismael León-Rivera&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos, MEXICO.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez. Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 3877 Col. La Fama Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Sur, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Argentina 1, Col. Centro, Xochitepec, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;8&lt;/sup&gt;Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Estados Unidos Mexicanos.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ismael Leon-Rivera</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Juana Villeda-Hernandez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elizur Montiel-Arcos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Isaac Tello</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maria Yolanda Rios</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Samuel Estrada-Soto</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Angelica Berenice Aguilar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Veronica Nunez-Urquiza</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jazmin Mendez-Miron</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Victoria Campos-Pena</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sergio Hidalgo-Figueroa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eva Hernandez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gerardo Hurtado</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neuroprotective Effects of Ganoderma curtisii Polysaccharides After Kainic Acid-Seizure Induced</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-inflammatory</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anticonvulsant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ganoderma curtisii</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neuroprotective</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">β-glucan</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1046-1054</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Epilepsy is one of the major neurological disorders affecting world population. Although, some &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma&lt;/em&gt; species have shown neuroprotective activities, the effects of polysaccharides isolated from &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma curtisii&lt;/em&gt; on epileptic seizures have not been reported. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The aims of the present study were to determine whether treatment with a polysaccharide fraction (GCPS-2) from a Mexican &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma curtisii &lt;/em&gt;strain can reduce seizures, and the increases in the levels of apoptotic molecules and inflammatory cytokines in kainic acid-induced seizure mouse model. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Rats were separated in groups: Control group received 2.5% Tween 20 solution; GCPS-2 groups were administered GCPS-2 (10, 40, or 80 mg/kg); KA group received KA 10 mg/kg; GCPS-2+KA received GCPS- 2 and 30 min later KA. Pathological changes in neuronal morphology, expression of B-cell lymphoma-2, and pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin1-β and tumor necrosis factor-α) in the rat hippocampus and cortex were determined by immunohistochemistry.&lt;strong&gt; Results: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ganoderma curtisii&lt;/em&gt; soluble polysaccharides (GCPS-2) inhibited convulsions in rats. Moreover, treatment with GCPS-2 reduced the increased levels of apoptotic signaling molecules (Bcl-2) and proinflammatory mediators (in the kainic acid-treated hippocampus and cortex). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma curtisii&lt;/em&gt; soluble polysaccharides have a neuroprotective potential against epilepsy, partially through its ability to inhibit neurotoxic events in the &lt;em&gt;in vivo&lt;/em&gt; hippocampus and cortex.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1046</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ismael León-Rivera&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;*, Juana Villeda-Hernández&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Elizur Montiel-Arcos&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Isaac Tello&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, María Yolanda Rios&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Samuel Estrada-Soto&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Angélica Berenice Aguilar&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Verónica Núñez-Urquiza&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Jazmín Méndez-Mirón&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;, Victoria Campos-Peña&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Sergio Hidalgo-Figueroa&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;, Eva Hernández&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;, Gerardo Hurtado&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez. Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 3877 Col. La Fama Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;CONACYT-IPICYT Consorcio de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo para las Zonas Áridas, 78216 San Luis Potosí, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Avenida Universidad 565, Col. Santa María Ahuacatitla Cuernavaca, Morelos, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.&lt;/p&gt;
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