Anticonvulsant Effect of Pitavastatin in Mice Induced by Pentylenetetrazole

(statins) have been unequivocally shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by their lipid-lowering actions. It has been suggested that statins appear to have therapeutic benefits in diseases that are unrelated to elevated serum cholesterol levels. The aim of this study was to evaluation the effect of intraperitoneally injection of different doses of pitavastatin on PTZ-induced seizure threshold in mice. Approach: Mice were divided into 9 groups randomly: the first group received saline normal (ip) (control group); the second group received Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0.5 % (ip) (vehicle group) and the nex