MTCO2P12 and status epilepticus: For example, administration of astaxanthin after the onset of status epilepticus in a rat model abrogated the induced expression of several inflammatory factors (e.g., cytochrome c oxidase subunit II [Cox-2], IL-1β, and TNFα) and p65 phosphorylation in the hippocampus and parahippocampal cortex (Deng et al., 2019).