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Rodgers J, Wright P, Ballister ER, Hughes RB, Storchi R, Wynne J, Martial FP, Lucas RJ. Modulating signalling lifetime to optimise a prototypical animal opsin for optogenetic applications. Pflugers Arch 2023; 475:1387-1407. [PMID: 38036775 PMCID: PMC10730688 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-023-02879-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Animal opsins are light activated G-protein-coupled receptors, capable of optogenetic control of G-protein signalling for research or therapeutic applications. Animal opsins offer excellent photosensitivity, but their temporal resolution can be limited by long photoresponse duration when expressed outside their native cellular environment. Here, we explore methods for addressing this limitation for a prototypical animal opsin (human rod opsin) in HEK293T cells. We find that the application of the canonical rhodopsin kinase (GRK1)/visual arrestin signal termination mechanism to this problem is complicated by a generalised suppressive effect of GRK1 expression. This attenuation can be overcome using phosphorylation-independent mutants of arrestin, especially when these are tethered to the opsin protein. We further show that point mutations targeting the Schiff base stability of the opsin can also reduce signalling lifetime. Finally, we apply one such mutation (E122Q) to improve the temporal fidelity of restored visual responses following ectopic opsin expression in the inner retina of a mouse model of retinal degeneration (rd1). Our results reveal that these two strategies (targeting either arrestin binding or Schiff-base hydrolysis) can produce more time-delimited opsin signalling under heterologous expression and establish the potential of this approach to improve optogenetic performance.
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- Jessica Rodgers
- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, 10032, NY, USA
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
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Chen W, Yu H, Hao Y, Liu W, Wang R, Huang Y, Wu J, Feng L, Guan Y, Huang L, Qian K. Comprehensive Metabolic Fingerprints Characterize Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder by Nanoparticle-Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. ACS NANO 2023; 17:19779-19792. [PMID: 37818994 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c03765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
Timely screening of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and differential diagnosis from myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein associated disorder (MOGAD) are the keys to improving the quality of life of patients. Metabolic disturbance occurs with the development of NMOSD. Still, advanced tools are required to probe the metabolic phenotype of NMOSD. Here, we developed a fast nanoparticle-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry assay for multiplexing metabolic fingerprints (MFs) from trace plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples in 30 s. Machine learning of the plasma MFs achieved the timely screening of NMOSD from healthy donors with an area under receiver operator characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.998, and it comprehensively revealed the dysregulated neurotransmitter and energy metabolisms. Combining comprehensive MFs from both plasma and CSF, we constructed an integrated panel for differential diagnosis of NMOSD versus MOGAD with an AUROC of 0.923. This approach demonstrated performance superior to that of human experts in classifying two diseases, especially in antibody assay-limited regions. Together, this approach provides an advanced nanomaterial-based tool for identifying vulnerable populations below the antibody threshold of aquaporin-4 positivity.
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- Wei Chen
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201100, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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MacKeigan D, Feja M, Meller S, Deking L, Javadova A, Veenhuis A, Felmy F, Gernert M. Long-lasting antiseizure effects of chronic intrasubthalamic convection-enhanced delivery of valproate. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 187:106321. [PMID: 37832796 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Intracerebral drug delivery is an experimental approach for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsies that allows for pharmacological intervention in targeted brain regions. Previous studies have shown that targeted pharmacological inhibition of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) via modulators of the GABAergic system produces antiseizure effects. However, with chronic treatment, antiseizure effects are lost as tolerance develops. Here, we report that chronic intrasubthalamic microinfusion of valproate (VPA), an antiseizure medication known for its wide range of mechanisms of action, can produce long-lasting antiseizure effects over three weeks in rats. In the intravenous pentylenetetrazole seizure-threshold test, seizure thresholds were determined before and during chronic VPA application (480 μg/d, 720 μg/d, 960 μg/d) to the bilateral STN. Results indicate a dose-dependent variation in VPA-induced antiseizure effects with mean increases in seizure threshold of up to 33%, and individual increases of up to 150%. The lowest VPA dose showed a complete lack of tolerance development with long-lasting antiseizure effects. Behavioral testing with all doses revealed few, acceptable adverse effects. VPA concentrations were high in STN and low in plasma and liver. In vitro electrophysiology with bath applied VPA revealed a reduction in spontaneous firing rate, increased background membrane potential, decreased input resistance and a significant reduction in peak NMDA, but not AMPA, receptor currents in STN neurons. Our results suggest an advantage of VPA over purely GABAergic modulators in preventing tolerance development with chronic intrasubthalamic drug delivery and provide first mechanistic insights in intracerebral pharmacotherapy targeting the STN.
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- Devlin MacKeigan
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, 30559 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Systems Neuroscience, 30559 Hannover, Germany; Institute for Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Systems Neuroscience, 30559 Hannover, Germany; Institute for Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, 30559 Hannover, Germany.
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Remore LG, Rifi Z, Nariai H, Eliashiv DS, Fallah A, Edmonds BD, Matsumoto JH, Salamon N, Tolossa M, Wei W, Locatelli M, Tsolaki EC, Bari AA. Structural connections of the centromedian nucleus of thalamus and their relevance for neuromodulation in generalized drug-resistant epilepsy: insight from a tractography study. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2023; 16:17562864231202064. [PMID: 37822361 PMCID: PMC10563482 DOI: 10.1177/17562864231202064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Background Epilepsy is a widespread neurologic disorder and almost one-third of patients suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Neuromodulation targeting the centromediannucleus of the thalamus (CM) has been showing promising results for patients with generalized DRE who are not surgical candidates. Recently, the effect of CM- deep brain stimulation (DBS) in DRE patients was investigated in the Electrical Stimulation of Thalamus for Epilepsy of Lennox-Gastaut phenotype (ESTEL) trial, a monocentric randomized-controlled study. The same authors described a 'cold-spot' and a 'sweet-spot', which are defined as the volume of stimulation in the thalamus yielding the least and the best clinical response, respectively. However, it remains unclear which structural connections may contribute to the anti-seizure effect of the stimulation. Objective We investigated the differences in structural connectivity among CM, the sweet-spot and the cold-spot. Furthermore, we tried to validate our results in a cohort of DRE patients who underwent CM-DBS or CM-RNS (responsive neurostimulation). We hypothesized that the sweet-spot would share similar structural connectivity with responder patients. Methods By using the software FMRIB Software Library (FSL), probabilistic tractography was performed on 100 subjects from the Human Connectome Project to calculate the probability of connectivity of the whole CM, the sweet-spot and the cold-spot to 45 cortical and subcortical areas. Results among the three seeds were compared with multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Similarly, the structural connectivity of volumes of tissue activated (VTAs) from eight DRE patients was investigated. Patients were divided into responders and non-responders based on the degree of reduction in seizure frequency, and the mean probabilities of connectivity were similarly compared between the two groups. Results The sweet-spot demonstrated a significantly higher probability of connectivity (p < 0.001) with the precentral gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, and the cerebellum than the whole CM and the cold-spot. Responder patients displayed a higher probability of connectivity with both ipsilateral (p = 0.011) and contralateral cerebellum (p = 0.04) than the non-responders. Conclusion Cerebellar connections seem to contribute to the beneficial effects of CM-neuromodulation in patients with drug-resistant generalized epilepsy.
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- Luigi G. Remore
- Surgical Neuromodulation and Brain Mapping Laboratory, ULCA
- Department of Neurosurgery, 300 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- University of Milan ‘La Statale’, Milan, Italy
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of Milan ‘La Statale’, Milan, Italy
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- ‘Aldo Ravelli’ Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Geffen School of Medicine David California Los Angeles University of Angeles Los CA, USA
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Campos-Rodriguez C, Palmer D, Forcelli PA. Optogenetic stimulation of the superior colliculus suppresses genetic absence seizures. Brain 2023; 146:4320-4335. [PMID: 37192344 PMCID: PMC11004938 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
Abstract
While anti-seizure medications are effective for many patients, nearly one-third of individuals have seizures that are refractory to pharmacotherapy. Prior studies using evoked preclinical seizure models have shown that pharmacological activation or excitatory optogenetic stimulation of the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus (DLSC) display multi-potent anti-seizure effects. Here we monitored and modulated DLSC activity to suppress spontaneous seizures in the WAG/Rij genetic model of absence epilepsy. Female and male WAG/Rij adult rats were employed as study subjects. For electrophysiology studies, we recorded single unit activity from microwire arrays placed within the DLSC. For optogenetic experiments, animals were injected with virus coding for channelrhodopsin-2 or a control vector, and we compared the efficacy of continuous neuromodulation to that of closed-loop neuromodulation paradigms. For each, we compared three stimulation frequencies on a within-subject basis (5, 20, 100 Hz). For closed-loop stimulation, we detected seizures in real time based on the EEG power within the characteristic frequency band of spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs). We quantified the number and duration of each SWD during each 2 h-observation period. Following completion of the experiment, virus expression and fibre-optic placement was confirmed. We found that single-unit activity within the DLSC decreased seconds prior to SWD onset and increased during and after seizures. Nearly 40% of neurons displayed suppression of firing in response to the start of SWDs. Continuous optogenetic stimulation of the DLSC (at each of the three frequencies) resulted in a significant reduction of SWDs in males and was without effect in females. In contrast, closed-loop neuromodulation was effective in both females and males at all three frequencies. These data demonstrate that activity within the DLSC is suppressed prior to SWD onset, increases at SWD onset, and that excitatory optogenetic stimulation of the DLSC exerts anti-seizure effects against absence seizures. The striking difference between open- and closed-loop neuromodulation approaches underscores the importance of the stimulation paradigm in determining therapeutic effects.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Ledri M, Andersson M, Wickham J, Kokaia M. Optogenetics for controlling seizure circuits for translational approaches. Neurobiol Dis 2023:106234. [PMID: 37479090 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023] Open
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The advent of optogenetic tools has had a profound impact on modern neuroscience research, revolutionizing our understanding of the brain. These tools offer a remarkable ability to precisely manipulate specific groups of neurons with an unprecedented level of temporal precision, on the order of milliseconds. This breakthrough has significantly advanced our knowledge of various physiological and pathophysiological processes in the brain. Within the realm of epilepsy research, optogenetic tools have played a crucial role in investigating the contributions of different neuronal populations to the generation of seizures and hyperexcitability. By selectively activating or inhibiting specific neurons using optogenetics, researchers have been able to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and identify key players involved in epileptic activity. Moreover, optogenetic techniques have also been explored as innovative therapeutic strategies for treating epilepsy. These strategies aim to halt seizure progression and alleviate symptoms by utilizing the precise control offered by optogenetics. The application of optogenetic tools has provided valuable insights into the intricate workings of the brain during epileptic episodes. For instance, researchers have discovered how distinct interneuron populations contribute to the initiation of seizures (ictogenesis). They have also revealed how remote circuits in regions such as the cerebellum, septum, or raphe nuclei can interact with hyperexcitable networks in the hippocampus. Additionally, studies have demonstrated the potential of closed-loop systems, where optogenetics is combined with real-time monitoring, to enable precise, on-demand control of seizure activity. Despite the immense promise demonstrated by optogenetic approaches, it is important to acknowledge that many of these techniques are still in the early stages of development and have yet to reach potential clinical applications. The transition from experimental research to practical clinical use poses numerous challenges. In this review, we aim to introduce optogenetic tools, provide a comprehensive survey of their application in epilepsy research, and critically discuss their current potential and limitations in achieving successful clinical implementation for the treatment of human epilepsy. By addressing these crucial aspects, we hope to foster a deeper understanding of the current state and future prospects of optogenetics in epilepsy treatment.
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- Marco Ledri
- Epilepsy Center, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sölvegatan 17, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sölvegatan 17, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sölvegatan 17, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sölvegatan 17, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.
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Yun Y, Wang X, Xu J, Chen J, Wang X, Yang P, Qin L. Optogenetic stimulation of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons prevents neuroinflammation and neuropsychiatric manifestations in pristane induced lupus mice. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS : BBF 2023; 19:11. [PMID: 37322485 DOI: 10.1186/s12993-023-00213-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neuroinflammation has been identified as one of the primary pathogenic factors of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). However, there are no dedicated treatments available in clinics to alleviate neuroinflammation in NPSLE. It has been proposed that stimulating basal forebrain (BF) cholinergic neurons may provide potent anti-inflammatory effects in several inflammatory diseases, but its potential role in NPSLE remains unexplored. This study aims to investigate whether and how stimulating BF cholinergic neurons has a protective effect on NPSLE. RESULTS Optogenetic stimulation of BF cholinergic neurons significantly ameliorated olfactory dysfunction and anxiety- and depression-like phenotype in pristane induced lupus (PIL) mice. The increased expression of adhesion molecules (P-selectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1)), leukocyte recruitment, blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage were significantly decreased. Notably, the brain histopathological changes, including the elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β), IgG deposition in the choroid plexus and lateral ventricle wall and lipofuscin accumulation in the cortical and hippocampal neurons, were also significantly attenuated. Furthermore, we confirmed the colocalization between the BF cholinergic projections and the cerebral vessels, and the expression of α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) on the cerebral vessels. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that stimulation of BF cholinergic neurons could play a neuroprotective role in the brain through its cholinergic anti-inflammatory effects on cerebral vessels. Therefore, this may be a promising preventive target for NPSLE.
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- Yang Yun
- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Kravchenko JA, Goldberg EM, Mattis J. Optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulation of seizure threshold in mice. STAR Protoc 2023; 4:102019. [PMID: 36640370 PMCID: PMC9846020 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.102019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Here, we present a protocol using optogenetics or chemogenetics to assess the neuronal circuits contributing to seizure initiation. Both approaches allow for targeted control of neuronal populations in vivo and can be combined with experimental manipulations to acutely induce seizures in rodent models. We describe how to (1) introduce and (2) activate optogenetic or chemogenetic actuators while (3) inducing seizures via hyperthermia in a mouse model of epilepsy. This protocol can be adapted for use in other induced seizure models. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Mattis et al. (2022).1.
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- Julia A Kravchenko
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Neurology, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Neuroscience, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Wang Y, Xu Q, Yu Q, Gu L, Ma H, Shen Y, Lian X, Shao W, Gu J, Liu L, Zhang H. Protocol for modulation of the serotonergic DR-PBC neural circuit to prevent SUDEP in the acoustic and PTZ-induced DBA/1 mouse models of SUDEP. STAR Protoc 2023; 4:102129. [PMID: 36861823 PMCID: PMC9975696 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The dorsal raphe nucleus (DR) and the pre-Bötzinger complex (PBC) may play an important role in regulating seizure-induced respiratory arrest (S-IRA), the main contributor to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Here, we describe pharmacological, optogenetic, and retrograde labeling approaches to specifically modulate the DR to PBC serotonergic pathway. We detail steps for implanting optical fibers and viral infusion into DR and PBC regions and optogenetic techniques for exploring the role of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT) neural circuit of DR-PBC in S-IRA. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Ma et al. (2022).1.
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- YuLing Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China; Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.
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Cannabidiol attenuates generalized tonic-clonic and suppresses limbic seizures in the genetically epilepsy-prone rats (GEPR-3) strain. Pharmacol Rep 2023; 75:166-176. [PMID: 36195689 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-022-00416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cannabidiol (CBD) has been of rapidly growing interest in the epilepsy research field due to its antiseizure properties in preclinical models and patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy. However, little is known about CBD effects in genetic models of epilepsies. Here we assessed CBD dose-response effects in the Genetically Epilepsy Prone Rats (GEPR-3) strain, which exhibits two types of epileptic seizures, brainstem-dependent generalized tonic-clonic seizures and limbic seizures. METHODS GEPR-3 s were submitted to the audiogenic seizure (AGS) protocol. Acute AGS are brainstem-dependent generalized tonic-clonic, while repeated AGS (or audiogenic kindling, AK), an epileptogenic process, leads to increased AGS severity and limbic seizure expression. Therefore, two different dose-response studies were performed, one for generalized tonic-clonic seizures and the other for limbic seizures. CBD time-course effects were assessed 2, 4, and 6 h after drug injection. GEPR-3 s were submitted to within-subject tests, receiving intraperitoneal injections of CBD (1, 10, 50, 100 mg/kg/ml) and vehicle. RESULTS CBD dose-dependently attenuated generalized tonic-clonic seizures in GEPR-3 s; CBD 50 and 100 mg/kg reduced brainstem-dependent seizure severity and duration. In fully kindled GEPR-3 s, CBD 10 mg/kg reduced limbic seizure severity and suppressed limbic seizure expression in 75% of animals. CONCLUSIONS CBD was effective against brainstem and limbic seizures in the GEPR-3 s. These results support the use of CBD treatment for epilepsies by adding new information about the pharmacological efficacy of CBD in suppressing inherited seizure susceptibility in the GEPR-3 s.
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Hyder SK, Ghosh A, Forcelli PA. Optogenetic activation of the superior colliculus attenuates spontaneous seizures in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 2023; 64:524-535. [PMID: 36448878 PMCID: PMC10907897 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Decades of studies have indicated that activation of the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus can suppress seizures in a wide range of experimental models of epilepsy. However, prior studies have not examined efficacy against spontaneous limbic seizures. The present study aimed to address this gap through chronic optogenetic activation of the superior colliculus in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy. METHODS Sprague Dawley rats underwent pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus and were maintained until the onset of spontaneous seizures. Virus coding for channelrhodopsin-2 was injected into the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus, and animals were implanted with head-mounted light-emitting diodes at the same site. Rats were stimulated with either 5- or 100-Hz light delivery. Seizure number, seizure duration, 24-h seizure burden, and behavioral seizure severity were monitored. RESULTS Both 5- and 100-Hz optogenetic stimulation of the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus reduced daily seizure number and total seizure burden in all animals in the active vector group. Stimulation did not affect either seizure duration or behavioral seizure severity. Stimulation was without effect in opsin-negative control animals. SIGNIFICANCE Activation of the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus reduces both the number of seizures and total daily seizure burden in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy. These novel data demonstrating an effect against chronic experimental seizures complement a long history of studies documenting the antiseizure efficacy of superior colliculus activation in a range of acute seizure models.
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- Safwan K. Hyder
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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Gernert M, MacKeigan D, Deking L, Kaczmarek E, Feja M. Acute and chronic convection-enhanced muscimol delivery into the rat subthalamic nucleus induces antiseizure effects associated with high responder rates. Epilepsy Res 2023; 190:107097. [PMID: 36736200 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Intracerebral drug delivery is an emerging treatment strategy aiming to manage seizures in patients with systemic drug-resistant epilepsies. In rat seizure and epilepsy models, the GABAA receptor agonist muscimol has shown powerful antiseizure potential when injected acutely into the subthalamic nucleus (STN), known for its capacity to provide remote control of different seizure types. However, chronic intrasubthalamic muscimol delivery required for long-term seizure suppression has not yet been investigated. We tested the hypothesis that chronic convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of muscimol into the STN produces long-lasting antiseizure effects in the intravenous pentylenetetrazole seizure threshold test in female rats. Acute microinjection was included to verify efficacy of intrasubthalamic muscimol delivery in this seizure model and caused significant antiseizure effects at 30 and 60 ng per hemisphere with a dose-dependent increase of responders and efficacy and only mild adverse effects compared to controls. For the chronic study, muscimol was bilaterally infused into the STN over three weeks at daily doses of 60, 300, or 600 ng per hemisphere using an implantable pump and cannula system. Chronic intrasubthalamic CED of muscimol caused significant long-lasting antiseizure effects for up to three weeks at 300 and 600 ng daily. Drug responder rate increased dose-dependently, as did drug tolerance rates. Transient ataxia and body weight loss were the main adverse effects. Drug distribution was comparable (about 2-3 mm) between acute and chronic delivery. This is the first study providing proof-of-concept that not only acute, but also chronic, continuous CED of muscimol into the STN raises seizure thresholds.
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- Manuela Gernert
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 2, D-30559 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 2, D-30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany; Center for Systems Neuroscience, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 2, D-30559 Hannover, Germany.
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Pochechuev MS, Bilan DS, Fedotov IV, Kelmanson IV, Solotenkov MA, Stepanov EA, Kotova DA, Ivanova AD, Kostyuk AI, Raevskii RI, Lanin AA, Fedotov AB, Belousov VV, Zheltikov AM. Real-time fiber-optic recording of acute-ischemic-stroke signatures. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2022; 15:e202200050. [PMID: 35654757 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202200050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We present an experimental framework and methodology for in vivo studies on rat stroke models that enable a real-time fiber-optic recording of stroke-induced hydrogen peroxide and pH transients in ischemia-affected brain areas. Arrays of reconnectable implantable fiber probes combined with advanced optogenetic fluorescent protein sensors are shown to enable a quantitative multisite time-resolved study of oxidative-stress and acidosis buildup dynamics as the key markers, correlates and possible drivers of ischemic stroke. The fiber probes designed for this work provide a wavelength-multiplex forward-propagation channel for a spatially localized, dual-pathway excitation of genetically encoded fluorescence-protein sensors along with a back-propagation channel for the fluorescence return from optically driven fluorescence sensors. We show that the spectral analysis of the fiber-probe-collected fluorescence return provides means for a high-fidelity autofluorescence background subtraction, thus enhancing the sensitivity of real-time detection of stroke-induced transients and significantly reducing measurement uncertainties in in vivo acute-stroke studies as inherently statistical experiments operating with outcomes of multiply repeated measurements on large populations of individually variable animal stroke models.
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
- Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow, Russia
- National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Pang L, Fan B, Chen Z, Chen Z, Lv C, Zheng J. Disruption of Cerebellar–Cerebral Functional Connectivity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Connection to Language and Cognitive Functions. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:871128. [PMID: 35837122 PMCID: PMC9273908 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.871128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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ObjectiveTo investigate the changes in the cerebellar-cerebral language network in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients from the cerebellar perspective, the research analyzes the changes of language and cognitive network in terms of functional connectivity (FC), as well as their efficiency of the reorganization were evaluated basing on relationship between the network metrics and neuropsychological scale scores.Methods30 TLE patients and 30 healthy controls were recruited. Brain activity was evaluated by voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity analysis (VMHC). Two groups were analyzed and compared in terms of language FC using the following methods: Seed-to-Voxel analysis, pairwise correlations [region of interest(ROI)-to-ROI] and graph theory. Correlation analysis was performed between network properties and neuropsychological score.ResultsCompared with healthy participants, VMHC values in the Cerebellum Anterior Lobe, Frontal Lobe, Frontal_Sup_R/L, Cingulum_Ant_R/L, and Cingulum_Mid_R/L were decreased in TLE patients. Decreased FC was observed from the Cerebelum_10_R to the left inferior frontal gyrus, from the Cerebelum_6_R to the left Lingual Gyrus, from the Cerebelum_4_5_R to left Lingual Gyrus, left Cuneal Cortex and Precuneous Cortex, from the Cerebelum_3_R to Brain-Stem, and from the Cerebelum_Crus1_L to Cerebelum_6_R in TLE patients. The FC was enhanced between bilateral Cingulum_Mid and angular gyrus and frontoparietal insular cranium, between Frontal_Sup_Med L and left/right superior temporal gyrus (pSTG l/r), while it was decreased between left middle temporal gyrus and pSTG l/r. Compared with controls, the Betweenness Centrality (BC) of the right superior marginal gyrus (SMG), Temporal_Pole_Mid_R and Temporal_Mid_L as well as the Degree Centrality (DC) and Nodal Efficiency (NE) of the right SMG were lower in TLE patients. Further analysis showed that decreased VMHC in bilateral Cerebellum Anterior Lobe was positively correlated with the Boston Naming Test score in TLE patients, but it was negatively correlated with the Verbal Fluency Test score. The NE and DC of SMG_R were both negatively correlated with visual perception score in Montreal Cognitive Assessment.ConclusionOur results suggest that presence of abnormalities in the static functional connectivity and the language and cognitive network of TLE patients. Cerebellum potentially represents an intervention target for delaying or improving language and cognitive deficits in patients with TLE.
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Neuroplastic alterations in cannabinoid receptors type 1 (CB1) in animal models of epileptic seizures. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 137:104675. [PMID: 35460705 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Currently, there is an urgent need to better comprehend neuroplastic alterations in cannabinoid receptors type 1 (CB1) and to understand the biological meaning of these alterations in epileptic disorders. The present study reviewed neuroplastic changes in CB1 distribution, expression, and functionality in animal models of epileptic seizures. Neuroplastic alterations in CB1 were consistently observed in chemical, genetic, electrical, and febrile seizure models. Most studies assessed changes in hippocampal and cortical CB1, while thalamic, hypothalamic, and brainstem nuclei were rarely investigated. Additionally, the relationship between CB1 alteration and the control of brain excitability through modulation of specific neuronal networks, such as striatonigral, nigrotectal and thalamocortical pathways, and inhibitory projections to hippocampal pyramidal neurons, were all presented and discussed in the present review. Neuroplastic alterations in CB1 detected in animal models of epilepsy may reflect two different scenarios: (1) endogenous adaptations aimed to control neuronal hyperexcitability in epilepsy or (2) pathological alterations that facilitate neuronal hyperexcitability. Additionally, a better comprehension of neuroplastic and functional alterations in CB1 can improve pharmacological therapies for epilepsies and their comorbidities.
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Pathway-specific inhibition of critical projections from the mediodorsal thalamus to the frontal cortex controls kindled seizures. Prog Neurobiol 2022; 214:102286. [PMID: 35537572 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2022.102286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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There is a large unmet need for improved treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE); circuit-specific manipulation that disrupts the initiation and propagation of seizures is promising in this regard. The midline thalamus, including the mediodorsal nucleus (MD) is a critical distributor of seizure activity, but its afferent and efferent pathways that mediate seizure activity are unknown. Here, we used chemogenetics to silence input and output projections of the MD to discrete regions of the frontal cortex in the kindling model of TLE in rats. Chemogenetic inhibition of the projection from the amygdala to the MD abolished seizures, an effect that was replicated using optogenetic inhibition. Chemogenetic inhibition of projections from the MD to the prelimbic cortex likewise abolished seizures. By contrast, inhibition of projections from the MD to other frontal regions produced partial (orbitofrontal cortex, infralimbic cortex) or no (cingulate, insular cortex) attenuation of behavioral or electrographic seizure activity. These results highlight the particular importance of projections from MD to prelimbic cortex in the propagation of amygdala-kindled seizures.
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Liu X, Huang H, Snutch TP, Cao P, Wang L, Wang F. The Superior Colliculus: Cell Types, Connectivity, and Behavior. Neurosci Bull 2022; 38:1519-1540. [PMID: 35484472 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-022-00858-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The superior colliculus (SC), one of the most well-characterized midbrain sensorimotor structures where visual, auditory, and somatosensory information are integrated to initiate motor commands, is highly conserved across vertebrate evolution. Moreover, cell-type-specific SC neurons integrate afferent signals within local networks to generate defined output related to innate and cognitive behaviors. This review focuses on the recent progress in understanding of phenotypic diversity amongst SC neurons and their intrinsic circuits and long-projection targets. We further describe relevant neural circuits and specific cell types in relation to behavioral outputs and cognitive functions. The systematic delineation of SC organization, cell types, and neural connections is further put into context across species as these depend upon laminar architecture. Moreover, we focus on SC neural circuitry involving saccadic eye movement, and cognitive and innate behaviors. Overall, the review provides insight into SC functioning and represents a basis for further understanding of the pathology associated with SC dysfunction.
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- Xue Liu
- Shenzhen Key Lab of Neuropsychiatric Modulation, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behavior, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Neuropsychiatric Modulation, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behavior, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Michael Smith Laboratories and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Neuropsychiatric Modulation, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behavior, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Neuropsychiatric Modulation, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behavior, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Vetkas A, Germann J, Elias G, Loh A, Boutet A, Yamamoto K, Sarica C, Samuel N, Milano V, Fomenko A, Santyr B, Tasserie J, Gwun D, Jung HH, Valiante T, Ibrahim GM, Wennberg R, Kalia SK, Lozano AM. Identifying the neural network for neuromodulation in epilepsy through connectomics and graphs. Brain Commun 2022; 4:fcac092. [PMID: 35611305 PMCID: PMC9123846 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Deep brain stimulation is a treatment option for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. The precise mechanism of neuromodulation in epilepsy is unknown, and biomarkers are needed for optimizing treatment. The aim of this study was to describe the neural network associated with deep brain stimulation targets for epilepsy and to explore its potential application as a novel biomarker for neuromodulation. Using seed-to-voxel functional connectivity maps, weighted by seizure outcomes, brain areas associated with stimulation were identified in normative resting state functional scans of 1000 individuals. To pinpoint specific regions in the normative epilepsy deep brain stimulation network, we examined overlapping areas of functional connectivity between the anterior thalamic nucleus, centromedian thalamic nucleus, hippocampus and less studied epilepsy deep brain stimulation targets. Graph network analysis was used to describe the relationship between regions in the identified network. Furthermore, we examined the associations of the epilepsy deep brain stimulation network with disease pathophysiology, canonical resting state networks and findings from a systematic review of resting state functional MRI studies in epilepsy deep brain stimulation patients. Cortical nodes identified in the normative epilepsy deep brain stimulation network were in the anterior and posterior cingulate, medial frontal and sensorimotor cortices, frontal operculum and bilateral insulae. Subcortical nodes of the network were in the basal ganglia, mesencephalon, basal forebrain and cerebellum. Anterior thalamic nucleus was identified as a central hub in the network with the highest betweenness and closeness values, while centromedian thalamic nucleus and hippocampus showed average centrality values. The caudate nucleus and mammillothalamic tract also displayed high centrality values. The anterior cingulate cortex was identified as an important cortical hub associated with the effect of deep brain stimulation in epilepsy. The neural network of deep brain stimulation targets shared hubs with known epileptic networks and brain regions involved in seizure propagation and generalization. Two cortical clusters identified in the epilepsy deep brain stimulation network included regions corresponding to resting state networks, mainly the default mode and salience networks. Our results were concordant with findings from a systematic review of resting state functional MRI studies in patients with deep brain stimulation for epilepsy. Our findings suggest that the various epilepsy deep brain stimulation targets share a common cortico-subcortical network, which might in part underpin the antiseizure effects of stimulation. Interindividual differences in this network functional connectivity could potentially be used as biomarkers in selection of patients, stimulation parameters and neuromodulation targets.
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- Artur Vetkas
- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Neurology clinic, Department of Neurosurgery, Tartu University Hospital, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Section of Neurosurgery, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CRANIA, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
- The KITE Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Sick Kids Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CRANIA, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
- The KITE Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CRANIA, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
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Lazarini-Lopes W, Silva-Cardoso GK, Leite-Panissi CRA, Garcia-Cairasco N. Increased TRPV1 Channels and FosB Protein Expression Are Associated with Chronic Epileptic Seizures and Anxiogenic-like Behaviors in a Preclinical Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020416. [PMID: 35203625 PMCID: PMC8962263 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Epilepsies are neurological disorders characterized by chronic seizures and their related neuropsychiatric comorbidities, such as anxiety. The Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channel has been implicated in the modulation of seizures and anxiety-like behaviors in preclinical models. Here, we investigated the impact of chronic epileptic seizures in anxiety-like behavior and TRPV1 channels expression in a genetic model of epilepsy, the Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR) strain. WARs were submitted to audiogenic kindling (AK), a preclinical model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and behavioral tests were performed in the open-field (OF), and light-dark box (LDB) tests 24 h after AK. WARs displayed increased anxiety-like behavior and TRPV1R expression in the hippocampal CA1 area and basolateral amygdala nucleus (BLA) when compared to control Wistar rats. Chronic seizures increased anxiety-like behaviors and TRPV1 and FosB expression in limbic and brainstem structures involved with epilepsy and anxiety comorbidity, such as the hippocampus, superior colliculus, and periaqueductal gray matter. Therefore, these results highlight previously unrecognized alterations in TRPV1 expression in brain structures involved with TLE and anxiogenic-like behaviors in a genetic model of epilepsy, the WAR strain, supporting an important role of TRPV1 in the modulation of neurological disorders and associated neuropsychiatric comorbidities.
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- Willian Lazarini-Lopes
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, Brazil;
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Philosophy, Science, and Letters, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, Brazil; (G.K.S.-C.); (C.R.A.L.-P.)
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Philosophy, Science, and Letters, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, Brazil; (G.K.S.-C.); (C.R.A.L.-P.)
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- Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, Brazil;
- Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine and Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences Department, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, Brazil
- Correspondence:
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Szabó CÁ, Akopian M, Papanastassiou AM, Salinas FS. Cerebral blood flow differences between high- vs low-frequency VNS therapy in the epileptic baboon. Epilepsy Res 2022; 180:106862. [PMID: 35114431 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Cerebral blood flow (CBF) tracks physiological effects of ictal or interictal epileptic discharges (IEDs) and neurostimulation. This study compared CBF changes between high-frequency (HF; 300 Hz) microburst, and standard, low-frequency (LF; 30 Hz) vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) Therapy in 2 baboons with genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE), including one with photosensitivity. METHODS The baboons were selected based on video recordings and scalp EEG studies. They were both implanted with Sentiva™ 1000 devices capable of stimulating at standard and microburst frequencies. Nine H215O (10-20 mCi) positron emission tomographic (PET) scans were performed each session (two PET sessions acquired for each animal). The baboons were sedated with ketamine, paralyzed, and monitored with scalp EEG. CBF changes were compared between the two modes of stimulation and resting scans in the first study, while in the second, VNS Therapy trials were combined with intermittent light stimulation (ILS) at 25 Hz and compared to CBF changes induced by ILS alone. RESULTS ILS-associated IED rates were slightly reduced by HF- and LF-VNS Therapies in B1, while spontaneous IEDs were completely suppressed by HF-VNS Therapy in B2. Regional CBF changes were consistent between the two modes of therapy in each baboon, in particular with respect to the activation of the superior colliculus and cerebellum. Neither VNS mode suppressed the photoepileptic response in B1. In B2, IED suppression was associated with bilateral deactivations of the frontal and temporal cortices, cingulate and anterior striatum, as well as bilateral cerebellar activations. CONCLUSIONS This pilot study reveals similar activation/deactivation patterns between LF- and HF-VNS Therapies, but the most pronounced CBF differences between the two baboons and the two modes of stimulation may have been driven by the suppression of the epileptic network by HF-VNS Therapy in B2. Some therapeutic targets appear to be subcortical, including the putamen, superior colliculus, brainstem nuclei, as well as the cerebellum, all of which modulate corticothalamic networks, which is particularly reflected by CBF changes associated with HF-VNS Therapy. These findings need to be replicated in larger samples and correlated with long-term clinical outcomes.
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- C Ákos Szabó
- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Neurodiagnostic Center, University Health System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Research Imaging Institute, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Bansal A, Shikha S, Zhang Y. Towards translational optogenetics. Nat Biomed Eng 2022; 7:349-369. [PMID: 35027688 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-021-00829-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Optogenetics is widely used to interrogate the neural circuits underlying disease and has most recently been harnessed for therapeutic applications. The optogenetic toolkit consists of light-responsive proteins that modulate specific cellular functions, vectors for the delivery of the transgenes that encode the light-responsive proteins to targeted cellular populations, and devices for the delivery of light of suitable wavelengths at effective fluence rates. A refined toolkit with a focus towards translational uses would include efficient and safer viral and non-viral gene-delivery vectors, increasingly red-shifted photoresponsive proteins, nanomaterials that efficiently transduce near-infrared light deep into tissue, and wireless implantable light-delivery devices that allow for spatiotemporally precise interventions at clinically relevant tissue depths. In this Review, we examine the current optogenetics toolkit and the most notable preclinical and translational uses of optogenetics, and discuss future methodological and translational developments and bottlenecks.
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- Akshaya Bansal
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,NUS Suzhou Research Institute, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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Distinct Fastigial Output Channels and Their Impact on Temporal Lobe Seizures. J Neurosci 2021; 41:10091-10107. [PMID: 34716233 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0683-21.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Despite being canonically considered a motor control structure, the cerebellum is increasingly recognized for important roles in processes beyond this traditional framework, including seizure suppression. Excitatory fastigial neurons project to a large number of downstream targets, and it is unclear whether this broad targeting underlies seizure suppression, or whether a specific output may be sufficient. To address this question, we used the intrahippocampal kainic acid mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy, male and female animals, and a dual-virus approach to selectively label and manipulate fastigial outputs. We examined fastigial neurons projecting to the superior colliculus, medullary reticular formation, and central lateral nucleus of the thalamus, and found that these comprise largely nonoverlapping populations of neurons that send collaterals to unique sets of additional, somewhat overlapping, thalamic and brainstem regions. We found that neither optogenetic stimulation of superior colliculus nor reticular formation output channels attenuated hippocampal seizures. In contrast, on-demand stimulation of fastigial neurons targeting the central lateral nucleus robustly inhibited seizures. Our results indicate that fastigial control of hippocampal seizures does not require simultaneous modulation of many fastigial output channels. Rather, selective modulation of the fastigial output channel to the central lateral thalamus, specifically, is sufficient for seizure control. More broadly, our data highlight the concept of specific cerebellar output channels, whereby discrete cerebellar nucleus neurons project to specific aggregates of downstream targets, with important consequences for therapeutic interventions.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The cerebellum has an emerging relationship with nonmotor systems and may represent a powerful target for therapeutic intervention in temporal lobe epilepsy. We find, as previously reported, that fastigial neurons project to numerous brain regions via largely segregated output channels, and that projection targets cannot be predicted simply by somatic locations within the nucleus. We further find that on-demand optogenetic excitation of fastigial neurons projecting to the central lateral nucleus of the thalamus-but not fastigial neurons projecting to the reticular formation, superior colliculus, or ventral lateral thalamus-is sufficient to attenuate hippocampal seizures.
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Wicker E, Forcelli PA. Optogenetic activation of the reticular nucleus of the thalamus attenuates limbic seizures via inhibition of the midline thalamus. Epilepsia 2021; 62:2283-2296. [PMID: 34309008 PMCID: PMC9092275 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The nucleus reticularis of the thalamus (nRT) is most studied in epilepsy for its role in the genesis of absence seizures; much less is known regarding its role in other seizure types, including those originating in limbic structures and the temporal lobe. As it is a major source of inhibitory input to higher order thalamic nuclei, stimulation of the nRT may be an effective strategy to disrupt seizure activity that requires thalamic engagement. METHODS We recorded single unit activity from the nRT prior to and after infusion of bicuculline into the area tempestas. We monitored single unit activity time-locked with interictal spikes. We optogenetically activated the nRT in both the area tempestas and amygdala kindling models. We tested a role for projections from the nRT to higher order midline thalamic nuclei through the use of retrogradely trafficked viral vector. RESULTS Mean firing rate in the nRT was decreased after infusion of bicuculline into the area tempestas as compared to the preinfusion baseline. nRT unit firing in response to interictal spikes was heterogeneous, with an approximately equal proportion of neurons displaying (1) no change in firing, (2) increased firing, and (3) decreasing firing. Optogenetic activation of the nRT significantly suppressed seizure activity in both the area tempestas and amygdala kindling models. Optogenetic activation of contralaterally targeting projections but not ipsilaterally targeting projections from the nRT to the midline thalamus significantly suppressed seizures in the kindling model. SIGNIFICANCE Although the nRT is typically thought of in the context of absence seizures, our data show that it may be a viable target for other seizure types. In two models that recapitulate the seizure types seen in temporal lobe epilepsy, nRT activation suppressed both electrographic and behavioral seizures. These data suggest that the nRT should be considered more broadly in the context of epilepsy.
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- Evan Wicker
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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Keshmiri Neghab H, Soheilifar MH, Grusch M, Ortega MM, Esmaeeli Djavid G, Saboury AA, Goliaei B. The state of the art of biomedical applications of optogenetics. Lasers Surg Med 2021; 54:202-216. [PMID: 34363230 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Optogenetics has opened new insights into biomedical research with the ability to manipulate and control cellular activity using light in combination with genetically engineered photosensitive proteins. By stimulating with light, this method provides high spatiotemporal and high specificity resolution, which is in contrast to conventional pharmacological or electrical stimulation. Optogenetics was initially introduced to control neural activities but was gradually extended to other biomedical fields. STUDY DESIGN In this paper, firstly, we summarize the current optogenetic tools stimulated by different light sources, including lasers, light-emitting diodes, and laser diodes. Second, we outline the variety of biomedical applications of optogenetics not only for neuronal circuits but also for various kinds of cells and tissues from cardiomyocytes to ganglion cells. Furthermore, we highlight the potential of this technique for treating neurological disorders, cardiac arrhythmia, visual impairment, hearing loss, and urinary bladder diseases as well as clarify the mechanisms underlying cancer progression and control of stem cell differentiation. CONCLUSION We sought to summarize the various types of promising applications of optogenetics to treat a broad spectrum of disorders. It is conceivable to expect that optogenetics profits a growing number of patients suffering from a range of different diseases in the near future.
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- Hoda Keshmiri Neghab
- Department of Photo Healing and Regeneration, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Tumor Biology and Bioactive Compounds, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Photo Healing and Regeneration, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, but current treatment options provide limited efficacy and carry the potential for problematic adverse effects. There is an immense need to develop new therapeutic interventions in epilepsy, and targeting areas outside the seizure focus for neuromodulation has shown therapeutic value. While not traditionally associated with epilepsy, anatomical, clinical, and electrophysiological studies suggest the cerebellum can play a role in seizure networks, and importantly, may be a potential therapeutic target for seizure control. However, previous interventions targeting the cerebellum in both preclinical and clinical studies have produced mixed effects on seizures. These inconsistent results may be due in part to the lack of specificity inherent with open-loop electrical stimulation interventions. More recent studies, using more targeted closed-loop optogenetic approaches, suggest the possibility of robust seizure inhibition via cerebellar modulation for a range of seizure types. Therefore, while the mechanisms of cerebellar inhibition of seizures have yet to be fully elucidated, the cerebellum should be thoroughly revisited as a potential target for therapeutic intervention in epilepsy. This article is part of the Special Issue "NEWroscience 2018.
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Hristova K, Martinez-Gonzalez C, Watson TC, Codadu NK, Hashemi K, Kind PC, Nolan MF, Gonzalez-Sulser A. Medial septal GABAergic neurons reduce seizure duration upon optogenetic closed-loop stimulation. Brain 2021; 144:1576-1589. [PMID: 33769452 PMCID: PMC8219369 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Seizures can emerge from multiple or large foci in temporal lobe epilepsy, complicating focally targeted strategies such as surgical resection or the modulation of the activity of specific hippocampal neuronal populations through genetic or optogenetic techniques. Here, we evaluate a strategy in which optogenetic activation of medial septal GABAergic neurons, which provide extensive projections throughout the hippocampus, is used to control seizures. We utilized the chronic intrahippocampal kainate mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in spontaneous seizures and as is often the case in human patients, presents with hippocampal sclerosis. Medial septal GABAergic neuron populations were immunohistochemically labelled and were not reduced in epileptic conditions. Genetic labelling with mRuby of medial septal GABAergic neuron synaptic puncta and imaging across the rostral to caudal extent of the hippocampus, also indicated an unchanged number of putative synapses in epilepsy. Furthermore, optogenetic stimulation of medial septal GABAergic neurons consistently modulated oscillations across multiple hippocampal locations in control and epileptic conditions. Finally, wireless optogenetic stimulation of medial septal GABAergic neurons, upon electrographic detection of spontaneous hippocampal seizures, resulted in reduced seizure durations. We propose medial septal GABAergic neurons as a novel target for optogenetic control of seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Katerina Hristova
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing
Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain and Patrick Wild Centre, University
of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Rasia-Filho AA, Guerra KTK, Vásquez CE, Dall’Oglio A, Reberger R, Jung CR, Calcagnotto ME. The Subcortical-Allocortical- Neocortical continuum for the Emergence and Morphological Heterogeneity of Pyramidal Neurons in the Human Brain. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2021; 13:616607. [PMID: 33776739 PMCID: PMC7991104 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2021.616607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human cortical and subcortical areas integrate emotion, memory, and cognition when interpreting various environmental stimuli for the elaboration of complex, evolved social behaviors. Pyramidal neurons occur in developed phylogenetic areas advancing along with the allocortex to represent 70-85% of the neocortical gray matter. Here, we illustrate and discuss morphological features of heterogeneous spiny pyramidal neurons emerging from specific amygdaloid nuclei, in CA3 and CA1 hippocampal regions, and in neocortical layers II/III and V of the anterolateral temporal lobe in humans. Three-dimensional images of Golgi-impregnated neurons were obtained using an algorithm for the visualization of the cell body, dendritic length, branching pattern, and pleomorphic dendritic spines, which are specialized plastic postsynaptic units for most excitatory inputs. We demonstrate the emergence and development of human pyramidal neurons in the cortical and basomedial (but not the medial, MeA) nuclei of the amygdala with cells showing a triangular cell body shape, basal branched dendrites, and a short apical shaft with proximal ramifications as "pyramidal-like" neurons. Basomedial neurons also have a long and distally ramified apical dendrite not oriented to the pial surface. These neurons are at the beginning of the allocortex and the limbic lobe. "Pyramidal-like" to "classic" pyramidal neurons with laminar organization advance from the CA3 to the CA1 hippocampal regions. These cells have basal and apical dendrites with specific receptive synaptic domains and several spines. Neocortical pyramidal neurons in layers II/III and V display heterogeneous dendritic branching patterns adapted to the space available and the afferent inputs of each brain area. Dendritic spines vary in their distribution, density, shapes, and sizes (classified as stubby/wide, thin, mushroom-like, ramified, transitional forms, "atypical" or complex forms, such as thorny excrescences in the MeA and CA3 hippocampal region). Spines were found isolated or intermingled, with evident particularities (e.g., an extraordinary density in long, deep CA1 pyramidal neurons), and some showing a spinule. We describe spiny pyramidal neurons considerably improving the connectional and processing complexity of the brain circuits. On the other hand, these cells have some vulnerabilities, as found in neurodegenerative Alzheimer's disease and in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Alberto A. Rasia-Filho
- Department of Basic Sciences/Physiology and Graduate Program in Biosciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Sciences/Physiology and Graduate Program in Biosciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Engineering Program, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Informatics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Neurophysiology and Neurochemistry of Neuronal Excitability and Synaptic Plasticity Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Lazarini-Lopes W, Do Val-da Silva RA, da Silva-Júnior RMP, Cunha AOS, Garcia-Cairasco N. Cannabinoids in Audiogenic Seizures: From Neuronal Networks to Future Perspectives for Epilepsy Treatment. Front Behav Neurosci 2021; 15:611902. [PMID: 33643007 PMCID: PMC7904685 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.611902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cannabinoids and Cannabis-derived compounds have been receiving especial attention in the epilepsy research scenario. Pharmacological modulation of endocannabinoid system's components, like cannabinoid type 1 receptors (CB1R) and their bindings, are associated with seizures in preclinical models. CB1R expression and functionality were altered in humans and preclinical models of seizures. Additionally, Cannabis-derived compounds, like cannabidiol (CBD), present anticonvulsant activity in humans and in a great variety of animal models. Audiogenic seizures (AS) are induced in genetically susceptible animals by high-intensity sound stimulation. Audiogenic strains, like the Genetically Epilepsy Prone Rats, Wistar Audiogenic Rats, and Krushinsky-Molodkina, are useful tools to study epilepsy. In audiogenic susceptible animals, acute acoustic stimulation induces brainstem-dependent wild running and tonic-clonic seizures. However, during the chronic protocol of AS, the audiogenic kindling (AuK), limbic and cortical structures are recruited, and the initially brainstem-dependent seizures give rise to limbic seizures. The present study reviewed the effects of pharmacological modulation of the endocannabinoid system in audiogenic seizure susceptibility and expression. The effects of Cannabis-derived compounds in audiogenic seizures were also reviewed, with especial attention to CBD. CB1R activation, as well Cannabis-derived compounds, induced anticonvulsant effects against audiogenic seizures, but the effects of cannabinoids modulation and Cannabis-derived compounds still need to be verified in chronic audiogenic seizures. The effects of cannabinoids and Cannabis-derived compounds should be further investigated not only in audiogenic seizures, but also in epilepsy related comorbidities present in audiogenic strains, like anxiety, and depression.
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- Willian Lazarini-Lopes
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Shen Y, Ma HX, Lu H, Zhao HT, Sun JL, Cheng Y, Zhang HH. Central deficiency of norepinephrine synthesis and norepinephrinergic neurotransmission contributes to seizure-induced respiratory arrest. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 133:111024. [PMID: 33232929 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of mortality in patients with intractable epilepsy. However, the pathogenesis of SUDEP seems to be poorly understood. Our previous findings showed that the incidence of seizure-induced respiratory arrest (S-IRA) was markedly reduced by atomoxetine in a murine SUDEP model. Because the central norepinephrine α-1 receptor (NEα-1R) plays a vital role in regulating respiratory function, we hypothesized that the suppression of S-IRA by atomoxetine was mediated by NE/NEα-1R interactions that can be reversed by NEα-1R antagonism. We examined whether atomoxetine-mediated suppression of S-IRA evoked by either acoustic stimulation or pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) in DBA/1 mice can be reversed by intraperitoneal (IP) and intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of prazosin, a selective antagonist of NEα-1R. The content and activity of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a rate-limiting enzyme for NE synthesis, in the lower brainstem was measured by ELISA. Electroencephalograms (EEG) were obtained from using the PTZ-evoked SUDEP model. In our models, atomoxetine-mediated suppression of S-IRA evoked by either acoustic stimulation or PTZ was significantly reversed by low doses of IP and ICV prazosin. Neither repetitive acoustic stimulation nor S-IRA reduced TH levels in lower brainstem. However, the enzyme activity of TH levels in lower brainstem was significantly increased by mechanical ventilation with DBA/1 mice, which makes the dying DBA/1 mice suffering from S-IRA and SUDEP recover. EEG data showed that although the protective effect of atomoxetine was reversed by prazosin, neither drug suppressed EEG activity. These data suggest that deficient synthesis of NE and norepinephrinergic neurotransmission contributed to S-IRA and that the NEα-1R is a potential therapeutic target for the prevention of SUDEP.
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- Yue Shen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China; Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Clinical School of Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
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Vandekerckhove B, Missinne J, Vonck K, Bauwens P, Verplancke R, Boon P, Raedt R, Vanfleteren J. Technological Challenges in the Development of Optogenetic Closed-Loop Therapy Approaches in Epilepsy and Related Network Disorders of the Brain. MICROMACHINES 2020; 12:38. [PMID: 33396287 PMCID: PMC7824489 DOI: 10.3390/mi12010038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Epilepsy is a chronic, neurological disorder affecting millions of people every year. The current available pharmacological and surgical treatments are lacking in overall efficacy and cause side-effects like cognitive impairment, depression, tremor, abnormal liver and kidney function. In recent years, the application of optogenetic implants have shown promise to target aberrant neuronal circuits in epilepsy with the advantage of both high spatial and temporal resolution and high cell-specificity, a feature that could tackle both the efficacy and side-effect problems in epilepsy treatment. Optrodes consist of electrodes to record local field potentials and an optical component to modulate neurons via activation of opsin expressed by these neurons. The goal of optogenetics in epilepsy is to interrupt seizure activity in its earliest state, providing a so-called closed-loop therapeutic intervention. The chronic implantation in vivo poses specific demands for the engineering of therapeutic optrodes. Enzymatic degradation and glial encapsulation of implants may compromise long-term recording and sufficient illumination of the opsin-expressing neural tissue. Engineering efforts for optimal optrode design have to be directed towards limitation of the foreign body reaction by reducing the implant's elastic modulus and overall size, while still providing stable long-term recording and large-area illumination, and guaranteeing successful intracerebral implantation. This paper presents an overview of the challenges and recent advances in the field of electrode design, neural-tissue illumination, and neural-probe implantation, with the goal of identifying a suitable candidate to be incorporated in a therapeutic approach for long-term treatment of epilepsy patients.
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- Bram Vandekerckhove
- Center for Microsystems Technology, Imec and Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (B.V.); (J.M.); (P.B.); (R.V.)
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- Center for Microsystems Technology, Imec and Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (B.V.); (J.M.); (P.B.); (R.V.)
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- 4Brain Team, Department of Head and Skin, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (K.V.); (P.B.); (R.R.)
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- Center for Microsystems Technology, Imec and Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (B.V.); (J.M.); (P.B.); (R.V.)
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- Center for Microsystems Technology, Imec and Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (B.V.); (J.M.); (P.B.); (R.V.)
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- 4Brain Team, Department of Head and Skin, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (K.V.); (P.B.); (R.R.)
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- 4Brain Team, Department of Head and Skin, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (K.V.); (P.B.); (R.R.)
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- Center for Microsystems Technology, Imec and Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (B.V.); (J.M.); (P.B.); (R.V.)
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Gernert M, Feja M. Bypassing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Direct Intracranial Drug Delivery in Epilepsies. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:pharmaceutics12121134. [PMID: 33255396 PMCID: PMC7760299 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12121134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Epilepsies are common chronic neurological diseases characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures of central origin. The mainstay of treatment involves symptomatic suppression of seizures with systemically applied antiseizure drugs (ASDs). Systemic pharmacotherapies for epilepsies are facing two main challenges. First, adverse effects from (often life-long) systemic drug treatment are common, and second, about one-third of patients with epilepsy have seizures refractory to systemic pharmacotherapy. Especially the drug resistance in epilepsies remains an unmet clinical need despite the recent introduction of new ASDs. Apart from other hypotheses, epilepsy-induced alterations of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) are thought to prevent ASDs from entering the brain parenchyma in necessary amounts, thereby being involved in causing drug-resistant epilepsy. Although an invasive procedure, bypassing the BBB by targeted intracranial drug delivery is an attractive approach to circumvent BBB-associated drug resistance mechanisms and to lower the risk of systemic and neurologic adverse effects. Additionally, it offers the possibility of reaching higher local drug concentrations in appropriate target regions while minimizing them in other brain or peripheral areas, as well as using otherwise toxic drugs not suitable for systemic administration. In our review, we give an overview of experimental and clinical studies conducted on direct intracranial drug delivery in epilepsies. We also discuss challenges associated with intracranial pharmacotherapy for epilepsies.
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- Manuela Gernert
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany;
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, D-30559 Hannover, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)511-953-8527
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany;
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, D-30559 Hannover, Germany
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Santos VR, Hammack R, Wicker E, N'Gouemo P, Forcelli PA. Divergent Effects of Systemic and Intracollicular CB Receptor Activation Against Forebrain and Hindbrain-Evoked Seizures in Rats. Front Behav Neurosci 2020; 14:595315. [PMID: 33328922 PMCID: PMC7718031 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.595315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cannabinoid (CB) receptor agonists are of growing interest as targets for anti-seizure therapies. Here we examined the effect of systemic administration of the CB receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 (WIN) against audiogenic seizures (AGSs) in the Genetically Epilepsy Prone Rat (GEPR)-3 strain, and against seizures evoked focally from the Area Tempestas (AT). We compared these results to the effect of focal administration of the CB1/2 receptor agonist CP 55940 into the deep layers of the superior colliculus (DLSC), a brain site expressing CB1 receptors. While systemic administration of WIN dose-dependently decreased AGS in GEPR-3s, it was without effect in the AT model. By contrast, intra-DLSC infusion of CP 55940 decreased seizures in both models. To determine if the effects of systemic WIN were dependent upon activation of CB1 receptors in the DSLC, we next microinjected the CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716, before WIN systemic treatment, and tested animals for AGS susceptibility. The pretreatment of the DLSC with SR141716 was without effect on its own and did not alter the anti-convulsant action of WIN systemic administration. Thus, while CB receptors in the DLSC are a potential site of anticonvulsant action, they are not necessary for the effects of systemically administered CB agonists.
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- Victor R Santos
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Cellular and Integrated Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.,Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.,Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
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Kim MJ, Yum MS, Jo Y, Lee M, Kim EJ, Shim WH, Ko TS. Delayed Functional Networks Development and Altered Fast Oscillation Dynamics in a Rat Model of Cortical Malformation. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:711. [PMID: 32973422 PMCID: PMC7461924 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malformations of cortical development (MCD) is associated with a wide range of developmental delay and drug resistant epilepsy in children. By using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI) and event-related spectral perturbation (ERSP) of cortical electroencephalography (EEG) data, we tried to investigate the neural changes of spatiotemporal functional connectivity (FC) and fast oscillation (FO) dynamics in a rat model of methylazoxymethanol (MAM)-induced MCD. A total of 28 infant rats with prenatal exposure to MAM and those of age matched 28 controls with prenatal saline exposure were used. RS-fMRI were acquired at postnatal day 15 (P15) and 29 (P29), and correlation coefficient analysis of eleven region of interests (ROI) was done to find the differences of functional networks between four groups. Two hour-cortical EEGs were also recorded at P15 and P29 and the ERSP of gamma (30–80 Hz) and ripples (80–200 Hz) were analyzed. The rats with MCD showed significantly delayed development of superior colliculus-brainstem network compared to control rats at P15. In contrast to marked maturation of default mode network (DMN) in controls from P15 to P29, there was no clear development in MCD rats. The MCD rats showed significantly higher cortical gamma and ripples-ERSP at P15 and lower cortical ripples-ERSP at P29 than those of control rats. This study demonstrated delayed development of FC and altered cortical FO dynamics in rats with malformed brain. The results should be further investigated in terms of the epileptogenesis and cognitive dysfunction in patients with MCD.
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- Min-Jee Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Delaney SL, Gendreau JL, D'Souza M, Feng AY, Ho AL. Optogenetic Modulation for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Stem Cells Dev 2020; 29:187-197. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2019.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Georgia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Georgia
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Descending projections from the substantia nigra pars reticulata differentially control seizures. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:27084-27094. [PMID: 31843937 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908176117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Three decades of studies have shown that inhibition of the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNpr) attenuates seizures, yet the circuits mediating this effect remain obscure. SNpr projects to the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus (DLSC) and the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), but the contributions of these projections are unknown. To address this gap, we optogenetically silenced cell bodies within SNpr, nigrotectal terminals within DLSC, and nigrotegmental terminals within PPN. Inhibition of cell bodies in SNpr suppressed generalized seizures evoked by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ), partial seizures evoked from the forebrain, absence seizures evoked by gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), and audiogenic seizures in genetically epilepsy-prone rats. Strikingly, these effects were fully recapitulated by silencing nigrotectal projections. By contrast, silencing nigrotegmental terminals reduced only absence seizures and exacerbated seizures evoked by PTZ. These data underscore the broad-spectrum anticonvulsant efficacy of this circuit, and demonstrate that specific efferent projection pathways differentially control different seizure types.
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Streng ML, Krook-Magnuson E. Excitation, but not inhibition, of the fastigial nucleus provides powerful control over temporal lobe seizures. J Physiol 2019; 598:171-187. [PMID: 31682010 DOI: 10.1113/jp278747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS On-demand optogenetic inhibition of glutamatergic neurons in the fastigial nucleus of the cerebellum does not alter hippocampal seizures in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy. In contrast, on-demand optogenetic excitation of glutamatergic neurons in the fastigial nucleus successfully inhibits hippocampal seizures. With this approach, even a single 50 ms pulse of light is able to significantly inhibit seizures. On-demand optogenetic excitation of glutamatergic fastigial neurons either ipsilateral or contralateral to the seizure focus is able to inhibit seizures. Selective excitation of glutamatergic nuclear neurons provides greater seizure inhibition than broadly exciting nuclear neurons without cell-type specificity. ABSTRACT Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of epilepsy in adults, but current treatment options provide limited efficacy, leaving as many as one-third of patients with uncontrolled seizures. Recently, attention has shifted towards more closed-loop therapies for seizure control, and on-demand optogenetic modulation of the cerebellar cortex was shown to be highly effective at attenuating hippocampal seizures. Intriguingly, both optogenetic excitation and inhibition of cerebellar cortical output neurons, Purkinje cells, attenuated seizures. The mechanisms by which the cerebellum impacts seizures, however, are unknown. In the present study, we targeted the immediate downstream projection of vermal Purkinje cells - the fastigial nucleus - in order to determine whether increases and/or decreases in fastigial output can underlie seizure cessation. Though Purkinje cell input to fastigial neurons is inhibitory, direct optogenetic inhibition of the fastigial nucleus had no effect on seizure duration. Conversely, however, fastigial excitation robustly attenuated hippocampal seizures. Seizure cessation was achieved at multiple stimulation frequencies, regardless of laterality relative to seizure focus, and even with single light pulses. Seizure inhibition was greater when selectively targeting glutamatergic fastigial neurons than when an approach that lacked cell-type specificity was used. Together, these results suggest that stimulating excitatory neurons in the fastigial nucleus may be a promising approach for therapeutic intervention in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Martha L Streng
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Gao F, Cai X, Xiao G, Song Y, Wang M, Li Z, Zhang Y, Xu S, Xie J, Yin H. Recording of Neural Activity With Modulation of Photolysis of Caged Compounds Using Microelectrode Arrays in Rats With Seizures. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2019; 66:3080-3087. [DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2019.2900251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cela E, Sjöström PJ. Novel Optogenetic Approaches in Epilepsy Research. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:947. [PMID: 31551699 PMCID: PMC6743373 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a major neurological disorder characterized by repeated seizures afflicting 1% of the global population. The emergence of seizures is associated with several comorbidities and severely decreases the quality of life of patients. Unfortunately, around 30% of patients do not respond to first-line treatment using anti-seizure drugs (ASDs). Furthermore, it is still unclear how seizures arise in the healthy brain. Therefore, it is critical to have well developed models where a causal understanding of epilepsy can be investigated. While the development of seizures has been studied in several animal models, using chemical or electrical induction, deciphering the results of such studies has been difficult due to the uncertainty of the cell population being targeted as well as potential confounds such as brain damage from the procedure itself. Here we describe novel approaches using combinations of optical and genetic methods for studying epileptogenesis. These approaches can circumvent some shortcomings associated with the classical animal models and may thus increase the likelihood of developing new treatment options.
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- Elvis Cela
- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Light Stimulation Parameters Determine Neuron Dynamic Characteristics. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9183673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Optogenetics is a recently developed technique that is widely used to study neuronal function. In optogenetic experiments, neurons encode opsins (channelrhodopsins, halorhodopsins or their derivatives) by means of viruses, plasmids or genetic modification (transgenic lines). Channelrhodopsin are light activated ion channels. Their expression in neurons allows light-dependent control of neuronal activity. The duration and frequency of light stimulation in optogenetic experiments is critical for stable, robust and reproducible experiments. In this study, we performed systematic analyses of these parameters using primary cultures of hippocampal neurons transfected with channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2). The main goal of this work was to identify the optimal parameters of light stimulation that would result in stable neuronal activity during a repeated light pulse train. We demonstrated that the dependency of the photocurrent on the light pulse duration is described by a right-skewed bell-shaped curve, while the dependence on the stimulus intensity is close to linear. We established that a duration between 10–30 ms of stimulation was the minimal time necessary to achieve a full response. Obtained results will be useful in planning and interpretation of optogenetic experiments.
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Sardoiwala MN, Srivastava AK, Karmakar S, Roy Choudhury S. Nanostructure Endows Neurotherapeutic Potential in Optogenetics: Current Development and Future Prospects. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:3375-3385. [PMID: 31244053 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Optogenetics have evolved as a promising tool to control the processes at a cellular level via photons. Specially, it confers a specific control over cellular function through real-time cytomodulation even in freely moving animals. Neuronal stimulation is prerequisite for deep tissue light penetration or insertion of optrode for light illumination to the neurons that have been proven to be compromised due to poor light penetration and invasiveness of the procedure, respectively. In this review, the application of nanotechnology is being elaborated by the use of metal nanoparticles (AuNPs), upconversion nanocrystals (UCNPs), and quantum dots (CdSe) for targeting particular organs or tissues, and their potential to emit a specific light on excitation to overcome the limitations associated with earlier methods has been elucidated. The optothermal and magnetothermal properties, photoluminescence, and higher photostability of nanomaterials are explored in context of therapeutic applicability of optogenetics. The nanostructure characteristics and specific ion channel targeting have shown promising therapeutic potential against neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's), epilepsy, and blindness. This review compiles mechanical and optical characteristics of nanomaterials that endow superior optogenetic therapeutic potentials to cure immedicable infirmities.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Habitat Centre, Phase-10, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Habitat Centre, Phase-10, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Habitat Centre, Phase-10, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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Santos VR, Kobayashi I, Hammack R, Danko G, Forcelli PA. Impact of strain, sex, and estrous cycle on gamma butyrolactone-evoked absence seizures in rats. Epilepsy Res 2018; 147:62-70. [PMID: 30261353 PMCID: PMC6226012 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome and is characterized by typical absence seizures (AS). AS are non-convulsive epileptic seizures characterized by a sudden loss of awareness and bilaterally generalized synchronous 2.5-4 Hz spike and slow-wave discharges (SWD). Gamma butyrolactone (GBL) is an acute pharmacological model of AS and induces bilaterally synchronous SWDs and behavioral arrest. Despite the long use of this model, little is known about its strain and sex-dependent features. We compared the dose-response profile of GBL-evoked SWDs in three rat strains (Long Evans, Sprague-Dawley, and Wistar), and examined the modulatory effects of estrous cycle on SWDs in female Wistar rats. We evaluated the number of seizures, the cumulative time seizing, and the average seizure duration as a function of dose, strain, and sex/estrous phase. Long Evans rats displayed the greatest sensitivity to GBL, followed by Wistar rats, and then by Sprague-Dawley rats. GBL-evoked SWDs were modulated by estrous cycle in female rats, with the lowest sensitivity to GBL occurring during metestrus. Wistar rats showed the greatest variability as a function of dose, and the least variability within dose; these features make this strain desirable for interventional studies. Moreover, our finding that the SWD response to GBL differs as a function of estrous cycle underscores the importance of cycle monitoring in studies examining female animals using this model. Together, these strain and sex-dependent findings provide guidance for future studies.
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- Victor R Santos
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Howard University College of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, United States; Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, United States.
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Mueller SG, Nei M, Bateman LM, Knowlton R, Laxer KD, Friedman D, Devinsky O, Goldman AM. Brainstem network disruption: A pathway to sudden unexplained death in epilepsy? Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:4820-4830. [PMID: 30096213 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Observations in witnessed Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) suggest that a fatal breakdown of the central autonomic control could play a major role in SUDEP. A previous MR study found volume losses in the mesencephalon in focal epilepsy that were more severe and extended into the lower brainstem in two patients who later died of SUDEP. The aims of this study were to demonstrate an association (1) between brainstem volume loss and impaired autonomic control (reduced heart rate variability [HRV]); (2) between brainstem damage and time to SUDEP in patients who later died of SUDEP. Two populations were studied: (1) Autonomic system function population (ASF, 18 patients with focal epilepsy, 11 controls) with HRV measurements and standardized 3 T MR exams. (2) SUDEP population (26 SUDEP epilepsy patients) with clinical MRI 1-10 years before SUDEP. Deformation-based morphometry of the brainstem was used to generate profile similarity maps from the resulting Jacobian determinant maps that were further characterized by graph analysis to identify regions with excessive expansion indicating significant volume loss or atrophy. The total number of regions with excessive expansion in ASF was negatively correlated with HRV (r = -.37, p = .03), excessive volume loss in periaqueductal gray/medulla oblongata autonomic nuclei explained most of the HRV associated variation (r/r2 = -.82/.67, p < .001). The total number of regions with excessive expansion in SUDEP was negatively correlated with time to SUDEP (r = -.39, p = .03), excessive volume loss in the raphe/medulla oblongata at the obex level explained most of the variation of the time between MRI to SUDEP (r/r2 = -.60/.35,p = .001). Epilepsy is associated with brainstem atrophy that impairs autonomic control and can increase the risk for SUDEP if it expands into the mesencephalon.
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- Susanne G Mueller
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Pacific Epilepsy Program, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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Christenson Wick Z, Krook-Magnuson E. Specificity, Versatility, and Continual Development: The Power of Optogenetics for Epilepsy Research. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:151. [PMID: 29962936 PMCID: PMC6010559 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Optogenetics is a powerful and rapidly expanding set of techniques that use genetically encoded light sensitive proteins such as opsins. Through the selective expression of these exogenous light-sensitive proteins, researchers gain the ability to modulate neuronal activity, intracellular signaling pathways, or gene expression with spatial, directional, temporal, and cell-type specificity. Optogenetics provides a versatile toolbox and has significantly advanced a variety of neuroscience fields. In this review, using recent epilepsy research as a focal point, we highlight how the specificity, versatility, and continual development of new optogenetic related tools advances our understanding of neuronal circuits and neurological disorders. We additionally provide a brief overview of some currently available optogenetic tools including for the selective expression of opsins.
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- Zoé Christenson Wick
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Berglind F, Andersson M, Kokaia M. Dynamic interaction of local and transhemispheric networks is necessary for progressive intensification of hippocampal seizures. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5669. [PMID: 29618778 PMCID: PMC5884800 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23659-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The detailed mechanisms of progressive intensification of seizures often occurring in epilepsy are not well understood. Animal models of kindling, with progressive intensification of stimulation-induced seizures, have been previously used to investigate alterations in neuronal networks, but has been obscured by limited recording capabilities during electrical stimulations. Remote networks in kindling have been studied by physical deletions of the connected structures or pathways, inevitably leading to structural reorganisations and related adverse effects. We used optogenetics to circumvent the above-mentioned problems inherent to electrical kindling, and chemogenetics to temporarily inhibit rather than ablate the remote interconnected networks. Progressively intensifying afterdischarges (ADs) were induced by repetitive photoactivation of principal neurons in the hippocampus of anaesthetized transgenic mice expressing ChR2. This allowed, during the stimulation, to reveal dynamic increases in local field potentials (LFPs), which coincided with the start of AD intensification. Furthermore, chemogenetic functional inhibition of contralateral hippocampal neurons via hM4D(Gi) receptors abrogated AD progression. These findings demonstrate that, during repeated activation, local circuits undergo acute plastic changes with appearance of additional network discharges (LFPs), leading to transhemispheric recruitment of contralateral dentate gyrus, which seems to be necessary for progressive intensification of ADs.
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- Fredrik Berglind
- Epilepsy Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Epilepsy Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Epilepsy Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Klein P, Dingledine R, Aronica E, Bernard C, Blümcke I, Boison D, Brodie MJ, Brooks-Kayal AR, Engel J, Forcelli PA, Hirsch LJ, Kaminski RM, Klitgaard H, Kobow K, Lowenstein DH, Pearl PL, Pitkänen A, Puhakka N, Rogawski MA, Schmidt D, Sillanpää M, Sloviter RS, Steinhäuser C, Vezzani A, Walker MC, Löscher W. Commonalities in epileptogenic processes from different acute brain insults: Do they translate? Epilepsia 2018; 59:37-66. [PMID: 29247482 PMCID: PMC5993212 DOI: 10.1111/epi.13965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The most common forms of acquired epilepsies arise following acute brain insults such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, or central nervous system infections. Treatment is effective for only 60%-70% of patients and remains symptomatic despite decades of effort to develop epilepsy prevention therapies. Recent preclinical efforts are focused on likely primary drivers of epileptogenesis, namely inflammation, neuron loss, plasticity, and circuit reorganization. This review suggests a path to identify neuronal and molecular targets for clinical testing of specific hypotheses about epileptogenesis and its prevention or modification. Acquired human epilepsies with different etiologies share some features with animal models. We identify these commonalities and discuss their relevance to the development of successful epilepsy prevention or disease modification strategies. Risk factors for developing epilepsy that appear common to multiple acute injury etiologies include intracranial bleeding, disruption of the blood-brain barrier, more severe injury, and early seizures within 1 week of injury. In diverse human epilepsies and animal models, seizures appear to propagate within a limbic or thalamocortical/corticocortical network. Common histopathologic features of epilepsy of diverse and mostly focal origin are microglial activation and astrogliosis, heterotopic neurons in the white matter, loss of neurons, and the presence of inflammatory cellular infiltrates. Astrocytes exhibit smaller K+ conductances and lose gap junction coupling in many animal models as well as in sclerotic hippocampi from temporal lobe epilepsy patients. There is increasing evidence that epilepsy can be prevented or aborted in preclinical animal models of acquired epilepsy by interfering with processes that appear common to multiple acute injury etiologies, for example, in post-status epilepticus models of focal epilepsy by transient treatment with a trkB/PLCγ1 inhibitor, isoflurane, or HMGB1 antibodies and by topical administration of adenosine, in the cortical fluid percussion injury model by focal cooling, and in the albumin posttraumatic epilepsy model by losartan. Preclinical studies further highlight the roles of mTOR1 pathways, JAK-STAT3, IL-1R/TLR4 signaling, and other inflammatory pathways in the genesis or modulation of epilepsy after brain injury. The wealth of commonalities, diversity of molecular targets identified preclinically, and likely multidimensional nature of epileptogenesis argue for a combinatorial strategy in prevention therapy. Going forward, the identification of impending epilepsy biomarkers to allow better patient selection, together with better alignment with multisite preclinical trials in animal models, should guide the clinical testing of new hypotheses for epileptogenesis and its prevention.
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- Pavel Klein
- Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of (Neuro) Pathology, Academic Medical Center and Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Center for Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Heemstede, The Netherlands
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, INS, Instit Neurosci Syst, Marseille, 13005, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Robert Stone Dow Neurobiology Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Epilepsy Unit, West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital-Yorkhill, Glasgow, UK
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- Division of Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
- Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Neurobiology, and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurobiology, A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Departments of Child Neurology and General Practice, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Institute of Cellular Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan,, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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Lee Y, Rodriguez OC, Albanese C, Santos VR, Cortes de Oliveira JA, Donatti ALF, Fernandes A, Garcia-Cairasco N, N'Gouemo P, Forcelli PA. Divergent brain changes in two audiogenic rat strains: A voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging comparison of the genetically epilepsy prone rat (GEPR-3) and the Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR). Neurobiol Dis 2017; 111:80-90. [PMID: 29274430 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Acoustically evoked seizures (e.g., audiogenic seizures or AGS) are common in models of inherited epilepsy and occur in a variety of species including rat, mouse, and hamster. Two models that have been particularly well studied are the genetically epilepsy prone rat (GEPR-3) and the Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR) strains. Acute and repeated AGS, as well as comorbid conditions, displays a close phenotypic overlap in these models. Whether these similarities arise from convergent or divergent structural changes in the brain remains unknown. Here, we examined the brain structure of Sprague Dawley (SD) and Wistar (WIS) rats, and quantified changes in the GEPR-3 and WAR, respectively. Brains from adult, male rats of each strain (n=8-10 per group) were collected, fixed, and embedded in agar and imaged using a 7 tesla Bruker MRI. Post-acquisition analysis included voxel-based morphometry (VBM), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and manual volumetric tracing. In the VBM analysis, GEPR-3 displayed volumetric changes in brainstem structures known to be engaged by AGS (e.g., superior and inferior colliculus, periaqueductal grey) and in forebrain structures (e.g., striatum, septum, nucleus accumbens). WAR displayed volumetric changes in superior colliculus, and a broader set of limbic regions (e.g., hippocampus, amygdala/piriform cortex). The only area of significant overlap in the two strains was the midline cerebellum: both GEPR-3 and WAR showed decreased volume compared to their control strains. In the DTI analysis, GEPR-3 displayed decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) in the corpus callosum, posterior commissure and commissure of the inferior colliculus (IC). WAR displayed increased FA only in the commissure of IC. These data provide a biological basis for further comparative and mechanistic studies in the GEPR-3 and WAR models, as well as provide additional insight into commonalities in the pathways underlying AGS susceptibility and behavioral comorbidity.
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- Yichien Lee
- Preclinical Research Imaging Laboratory, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Pathology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Preclinical Research Imaging Laboratory, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Pathology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Preclinical Research Imaging Laboratory, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Pathology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Oncology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Laboratory of Epigenetics and Reproduction, Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
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Dunn R, Queenan BN, Pak DTS, Forcelli PA. Divergent effects of levetiracetam and tiagabine against spontaneous seizures in adult rats following neonatal hypoxia. Epilepsy Res 2017; 140:1-7. [PMID: 29227795 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Animal models are valuable tools for screening novel therapies for patients who suffer from epilepsy. However, a wide array of models are necessary to cover the diversity of human epilepsies. In humans, neonatal hypoxia (or hypoxia-ischemia) is one of the most common causes of epilepsy early in life. Hypoxia-induced seizures (HS) during the neonatal period can also lead to spontaneous seizures in adulthood. This phenomenon, i.e., early-life hypoxia leading to adult epilepsy - is also seen in experimental models, including rats. However, it is not known which anti-seizure medications are most effective at managing adult epilepsy resulting from neonatal HS. Here, we examined the efficacy of three anti-seizure medications against spontaneous seizures in adult rats with a history of neonatal HS: (1) phenobarbital (PHB), the oldest epilepsy medicine still in use today; (2) levetiracetam (LEV); and (3) tiagabine (TGB). Both LEV and TGB are relatively new anticonvulsant drugs that are ineffective in traditional seizure models, but strikingly effective in other models. We found that PHB and LEV decreased seizures in adult rats with a history of HS, whereas TGB exacerbated seizures. These divergent drug effects indicate that the HS model may be useful for differentiating the clinical efficacy of putative epilepsy therapies.
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- Raymond Dunn
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States; Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Physics, University sof California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States; Department of Neuroscience, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States.
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Forcelli PA. Applications of optogenetic and chemogenetic methods to seizure circuits: Where to go next? J Neurosci Res 2017; 95:2345-2356. [PMID: 28791729 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Epilepsy is the quintessential circuit disorder, with seizure activity propagating through anatomically constrained pathways. These pathways, necessary for normal sensory, motor, and cognitive function, are hijacked during seizures. Understanding the network architecture at the level of both local microcircuits and distributed macrocircuits may provide new therapeutic avenues for the treatment of epilepsy. Over the past decade, optogenetic and chemogenetic tools have enabled previously impossible levels of functional circuit mapping in neuroscience. In this review, examples of the application of optogenetics and chemogenetics to epilepsy are raised, the comparative strengths and weaknesses of these approaches are discussed for both preclinical and translational applications, and recent applications of these approaches in other areas of neuroscience are highlighted. These points are raised in an effort to highlight the potential of these methods to address additional unanswered questions in epilepsy.
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- Patrick A Forcelli
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Department of Neuroscience, and Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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Ordaz JD, Wu W, Xu XM. Optogenetics and its application in neural degeneration and regeneration. Neural Regen Res 2017; 12:1197-1209. [PMID: 28966628 PMCID: PMC5607808 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.213532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Neural degeneration and regeneration are important topics in neurological diseases. There are limited options for therapeutic interventions in neurological diseases that provide simultaneous spatial and temporal control of neurons. This drawback increases side effects due to non-specific targeting. Optogenetics is a technology that allows precise spatial and temporal control of cells. Therefore, this technique has high potential as a therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases. Even though the application of optogenetics in understanding brain functional organization and complex behaviour states have been elaborated, reviews of its therapeutic potential especially in neurodegeneration and regeneration are still limited. This short review presents representative work in optogenetics in disease models such as spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. It is aimed to provide a broader perspective on optogenetic therapeutic potential in neurodegeneration and neural regeneration.
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- Josue D. Ordaz
- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Vuong J, Devergnas A. The role of the basal ganglia in the control of seizure. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2017; 125:531-545. [PMID: 28766041 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-017-1768-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Epilepsy is a network disorder and each type of seizure involves distinct cortical and subcortical network, differently implicated in the control and propagation of the ictal activity. The role of the basal ganglia has been revealed in several cases of focal and generalized seizures. Here, we review the data that show the implication of the basal ganglia in absence, temporal lobe, and neocortical seizures in animal models (rodent, cat, and non-human primate) and in human. Based on these results and the advancement of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, basal ganglia neuromodulation has been tested with some success that can be equally seen as promising or disappointing. The effect of deep brain stimulation can be considered promising with a 76% in seizure reduction in temporal lobe epilepsy patients, but also disappointing, since only few patients have become seizure free and the antiepileptic effects have been highly variable among patients. This variability could probably be explained by the heterogeneity among the patients included in these clinical studies. To illustrate the importance of specific network identification, electrophysiological activity of the putamen and caudate nucleus has been recorded during penicillin-induced pre-frontal and motor seizures in one monkey. While an increase of the firing rate was found in putamen and caudate nucleus during pre-frontal seizures, only the activity of the putamen cells was increased during motor seizures. These preliminary results demonstrate the implication of the basal ganglia in two types of neocortical seizures and the necessity of studying the network to identify the important nodes implicated in the propagation and control of each type of seizure.
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- J Vuong
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, 954 Gatewood Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
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- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, 954 Gatewood Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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