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The results showed that seizure stages and cumulative afterdischarge duration were significantly depressed by crocin (20 and 50\u00a0mg\/kg) during hippocampal rapid kindling acquisition. And crocin (100\u00a0mg\/kg) significantly reduced the incidence of GS and average seizure stages in fully kindled animals. In pilocarpine-induced TLE model, the latency of SE was significantly prolonged and the mortality of SE was significantly decreased by crocin (100\u00a0mg\/kg), which can also significantly suppress the number of SRS. The underlying mechanism of crocin may be involved in the protection of neurons, the decrease of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 in the hippocampus and the increase of brain derived neurotrophic factor in the cortex. 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