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Hernández Mercado K, Martínez Moreno A, Rodríguez Durán LF, Escobar ML, Zepeda A. Progression in Time of Dentate Gyrus Granule Cell Layer Widening due to Excitotoxicity Occurs along In Vivo LTP Reinstatement and Contextual Fear Memory Recovery. Neural Plast 2022; 2022:7432842. [PMID: 36213614 PMCID: PMC9533134 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7432842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The dentate gyrus (DG) is the gateway of sensory information arriving from the perforant pathway (PP) to the hippocampus. The adequate integration of incoming information into the DG is paramount in the execution of hippocampal-dependent cognitive functions. An abnormal DG granule cell layer (GCL) widening due to granule cell dispersion has been reported under hyperexcitation conditions in animal models as well as in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, but also in patients with no apparent relation to epilepsy. Strikingly, it is unclear whether the presence and severity of GCL widening along time affect synaptic processing arising from the PP and alter the performance in hippocampal-mediated behaviors. To evaluate the above, we injected excitotoxic kainic acid (KA) unilaterally into the DG of mice and analyzed the evolution of GCL widening at 10 and 30 days post injection (dpi), while analyzing if KA-induced GCL widening affected in vivo long-term potentiation (LTP) in the PP-DG pathway, as well as the performance in learning and memory through contextual fear conditioning. Our results show that at 10 dpi, when a subtle GCL widening was observed, LTP induction, as well as contextual fear memory, were impaired. However, at 30 dpi when a pronounced increase in GCL widening was found, LTP induction and contextual fear memory were already reestablished. These results highlight the plastic potential of the DG to recover some of its functions despite a major structural alteration such as abnormal GCL widening.
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- Karina Hernández Mercado
- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicológica Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- División de Investigación y Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- División de Investigación y Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- División de Investigación y Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicológica Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Leifeld J, Förster E, Reiss G, Hamad MIK. Considering the Role of Extracellular Matrix Molecules, in Particular Reelin, in Granule Cell Dispersion Related to Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:917575. [PMID: 35733853 PMCID: PMC9207388 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.917575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the nervous system can be considered as a dynamically adaptable compartment between neuronal cells, in particular neurons and glial cells, that participates in physiological functions of the nervous system. It is mainly composed of carbohydrates and proteins that are secreted by the different kinds of cell types found in the nervous system, in particular neurons and glial cells, but also other cell types, such as pericytes of capillaries, ependymocytes and meningeal cells. ECM molecules participate in developmental processes, synaptic plasticity, neurodegeneration and regenerative processes. As an example, the ECM of the hippocampal formation is involved in degenerative and adaptive processes related to epilepsy. The role of various components of the ECM has been explored extensively. In particular, the ECM protein reelin, well known for orchestrating the formation of neuronal layer formation in the cerebral cortex, is also considered as a player involved in the occurrence of postnatal granule cell dispersion (GCD), a morphologically peculiar feature frequently observed in hippocampal tissue from epileptic patients. Possible causes and consequences of GCD have been studied in various in vivo and in vitro models. The present review discusses different interpretations of GCD and different views on the role of ECM protein reelin in the formation of this morphological peculiarity.
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- Jennifer Leifeld
- Department of Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Department of Biochemistry I—Receptor Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- *Correspondence: Jennifer Leifeld, ; Eckart Förster,
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- Department of Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- *Correspondence: Jennifer Leifeld, ; Eckart Förster,
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- Institute for Anatomy and Clinical Morphology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/ Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Clinical Morphology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/ Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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Leitner DF, William C, Faustin A, Askenazi M, Kanshin E, Snuderl M, McGuone D, Wisniewski T, Ueberheide B, Gould L, Devinsky O. Proteomic differences in hippocampus and cortex of sudden unexplained death in childhood. Acta Neuropathol 2022; 143:585-599. [PMID: 35333953 PMCID: PMC8953962 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-022-02414-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is death of a child over 1 year of age that is unexplained after review of clinical history, circumstances of death, and complete autopsy with ancillary testing. Multiple etiologies may cause SUDC. SUDC and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) share clinical and pathological features, suggesting some similarities in mechanism of death and possible abnormalities in hippocampus and cortex. To identify molecular signaling pathways, we performed label-free quantitative mass spectrometry on microdissected frontal cortex, hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG), and cornu ammonis (CA1-3) in SUDC (n = 19) and pediatric control cases (n = 19) with an explained cause of death. At a 5% false discovery rate (FDR), we found differential expression of 660 proteins in frontal cortex, 170 in DG, and 57 in CA1-3. Pathway analysis of altered proteins identified top signaling pathways associated with activated oxidative phosphorylation (p = 6.3 × 10-15, z = 4.08) and inhibited EIF2 signaling (p = 2.0 × 10-21, z = - 2.56) in frontal cortex, and activated acute phase response in DG (p = 8.5 × 10-6, z = 2.65) and CA1-3 (p = 4.7 × 10-6, z = 2.00). Weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA) of clinical history indicated that SUDC-positive post-mortem virology (n = 4/17) had the most significant module in each brain region, with the top most significant associated with decreased mRNA metabolic processes (p = 2.8 × 10-5) in frontal cortex. Additional modules were associated with clinical history, including fever within 24 h of death (top: increased mitochondrial fission in DG, p = 1.8 × 10-3) and febrile seizure history (top: decreased small molecule metabolic processes in frontal cortex, p = 8.8 × 10-5) in all brain regions, neuropathological hippocampal findings in the DG (top: decreased focal adhesion, p = 1.9 × 10-3). Overall, cortical and hippocampal protein changes were present in SUDC cases and some correlated with clinical features. Our studies support that proteomic studies of SUDC cohorts can advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of these tragedies and may inform the development of preventive strategies.
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A kainic acid-induced seizure model in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons for studying the role of IL-6 in the functional activity. Stem Cell Res 2022; 60:102665. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2022.102665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Orcinha C, Kilias A, Paschen E, Follo M, Haas CA. Reelin Is Required for Maintenance of Granule Cell Lamination in the Healthy and Epileptic Hippocampus. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:730811. [PMID: 34483838 PMCID: PMC8414139 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.730811] [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: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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One characteristic feature of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is granule cell dispersion (GCD), a pathological widening of the granule cell layer in the dentate gyrus. The loss of the extracellular matrix protein Reelin, an important positional cue for neurons, correlates with GCD formation in MTLE patients and in rodent epilepsy models. Here, we used organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSC) from transgenic mice expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) in differentiated granule cells (GCs) to monitor GCD formation dynamically by live cell video microscopy and to investigate the role of Reelin in this process. We present evidence that following treatment with the glutamate receptor agonist kainate (KA), eGFP-positive GCs migrated mainly toward the hilar region. In the hilus, Reelin-producing neurons were rapidly lost following KA treatment as shown in a detailed time series. Addition of recombinant Reelin fragments to the medium effectively prevented the KA-triggered movement of eGFP-positive GCs. Placement of Reelin-coated beads into the hilus of KA-treated cultures stopped the migration of GCs in a distance-dependent manner. In addition, quantitative Western blot analysis revealed that KA treatment affects the Reelin signal transduction pathway by increasing intracellular adaptor protein Disabled-1 synthesis and reducing the phosphorylation of cofilin, a downstream target of the Reelin pathway. Both events were normalized by addition of recombinant Reelin fragments. Finally, following neutralization of Reelin in healthy OHSC by incubation with the function-blocking CR-50 Reelin antibody, GCs started to migrate without any direction preference. Together, our findings demonstrate that normotopic position of Reelin is essential for the maintenance of GC lamination in the dentate gyrus and that GCD is the result of a local Reelin deficiency.
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- Catarina Orcinha
- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Lighthouse Core Facility, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.,Center for Basics in NeuroModulation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Pahle J, Muhia M, Wagener RJ, Tippmann A, Bock HH, Graw J, Herz J, Staiger JF, Drakew A, Kneussel M, Rune GM, Frotscher M, Brunne B. Selective Inactivation of Reelin in Inhibitory Interneurons Leads to Subtle Changes in the Dentate Gyrus But Leaves Cortical Layering and Behavior Unaffected. Cereb Cortex 2021; 30:1688-1707. [PMID: 31667489 PMCID: PMC7132935 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Reelin is an extracellular matrix protein, known for its dual role in neuronal migration during brain development and in synaptic plasticity at adult stages. During the perinatal phase, Reelin expression switches from Cajal-Retzius (CR) cells, its main source before birth, to inhibitory interneurons (IN), the main source of Reelin in the adult forebrain. IN-derived Reelin has been associated with schizophrenia and temporal lobe epilepsy; however, the functional role of Reelin from INs is presently unclear. In this study, we used conditional knockout mice, which lack Reelin expression specifically in inhibitory INs, leading to a substantial reduction in total Reelin expression in the neocortex and dentate gyrus. Our results show that IN-specific Reelin knockout mice exhibit normal neuronal layering and normal behavior, including spatial reference memory. Although INs are the major source of Reelin within the adult stem cell niche, Reelin from INs does not contribute substantially to normal adult neurogenesis. While a closer look at the dentate gyrus revealed some unexpected alterations at the cellular level, including an increase in the number of Reelin expressing CR cells, overall our data suggest that Reelin derived from INs is less critical for cortex development and function than Reelin expressed by CR cells.
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- Jasmine Pahle
- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Neurology Clinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Systems Neuroscience, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Institute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.,Institute of Clinical Neuroanatomy, Faculty of Medicine, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.,Institute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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Jardim AP, Duarte JTC, Lancellotti CLP, Carrete H, Centeno RS, Scorza CA, Cavalheiro EA, Guaranha MSB, Yacubian EMT. Granule cell dispersion is associated with hippocampal neuronal cell loss, initial precipitating injury, and other clinical features in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis. Seizure 2021; 90:60-66. [PMID: 34162493 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize a 10-year series of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and unilateral hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and determine the histopathological characteristic of the association between granule cell dispersion (GCD) and hippocampal neuronal loss. METHODS The study included 108 MTLE/HS patients. Histopathological analyses were performed in NeuN-stained hippocampal sections for HS pattern, neuronal density, dentate gyrus (DG) pathology, and granule cell layer width. Statistical tests investigated the association between DG pathologies and HS patterns, as well as the correlation of DG width with total hippocampal and subfield-specific neuronal densities. RESULTS Fifty-six patients (51.9%) presented right HS. All the four ILAE HS patterns were represented (90 Type 1, 11 Type 2, 2 Type 3, and 5 no-HS). Sixty-seven patients (62.0%) presented GCD, 39 (36.1%) normal DG, and 2 (1.9%) narrow DG. GCD was associated with initial precipitating injury, higher numbers of monthly focal seizures and lifetime bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, longer epilepsy duration, and older age at surgery. GCD was prevalent in all HS patterns, except for Type 2 (81.8% normal versus 18.2% GCD, p = 0.005). GCD was associated with total hippocampal and subfield-specific neuronal loss, except for CA1. DG width correlated with total hippocampal (r = -0.201, p = 0.037) and CA4 neuronal densities (r = -0.299, p = 0.002). Patients with HS Type 1 had better surgical outcomes, with 51 (61.4%) seizure-free in the first year post-surgery. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that seizure control in MTLE/HS patients submitted to surgical treatment is comparable worldwide. Moreover, histopathological analyses showed an association between GCD and hippocampal neuronal loss, especially in the CA4 subfield.
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- Anaclara Prada Jardim
- Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Clinical Neurology Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
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- Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Clinical Neurology Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Diagnostic Imaging Sector, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Neurosurgery Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Neuroscience Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Neuroscience Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Clinical Neurology Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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- Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Clinical Neurology Sector, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
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Harowitz J, Crandall L, McGuone D, Devinsky O. Seizure-related deaths in children: The expanding spectrum. Epilepsia 2021; 62:570-582. [PMID: 33586153 PMCID: PMC7986159 DOI: 10.1111/epi.16833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Although seizures are common in children, they are often overlooked as a potential cause of death. Febrile and nonfebrile seizures can be fatal in children with or without an epilepsy diagnosis and may go unrecognized by parents or physicians. Sudden unexpected infant deaths, sudden unexplained death in childhood, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy share clinical, neuropathological, and genetic features, including male predominance, unwitnessed deaths, death during sleep, discovery in the prone position, hippocampal abnormalities, and variants in genes regulating cardiac and neuronal excitability. Additionally, epidemiological studies reveal that miscarriages are more common among individuals with a personal or family history of epilepsy, suggesting that some fetal losses may result from epileptic factors. The spectrum of seizure-related deaths in pediatrics is wide and underappreciated; accurately estimating this mortality and understanding its mechanism in children is critical to developing effective education and interventions to prevent these tragedies.
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- Jenna Harowitz
- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.,SUDC Foundation, Herndon, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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McGuone D, Crandall LG, Devinsky O. Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: A Neuropathology Review. Front Neurol 2020; 11:582051. [PMID: 33178125 PMCID: PMC7596260 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.582051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) is the unexpected death of a child over age 12 months that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including review of the child's medical history, circumstances of death, a complete autopsy and ancillary testing (1). First defined in 2005, SUDC cases are more often male, with death occurring during a sleep period, being found prone, peak winter incidence, associated with febrile seizure history in ~28% of cases and mild pathologic changes insufficient to explain the death (1, 2). There has been little progress in understanding the causes of SUDC and no progress in prevention. Despite reductions in sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and other causes of mortality in childhood, the rate of SUDC has increased during the past two decades (3-5). In Ireland, SUID deaths were cut in half from 1994 to 2008 while SUDC deaths more than doubled (4). Surveillance issues, including lack of standardized certification practices, affect our understanding of the true magnitude of unexplained child deaths. Mechanisms underlying SUDC, like SUID, remain largely speculative. Limited and inconsistent evidence implicates abnormalities in brainstem autonomic and serotonergic nuclei, critical for arousal, cardiorespiratory control, and reflex responses to life-threatening hypoxia or hypercarbia in sleep (6). Abnormalities in medullary serotonergic neurons and receptors, as well as cardiorespiratory brainstem nuclei occur in some SUID cases, but have never been studied in SUDC. Retrospective, small SUDC studies with non-standardized methodologies most often demonstrate minor hippocampal abnormalities, as well as focal cortical dysplasia and dysgenesis of the brainstem and cerebellum. The significance of these findings to SUDC pathogenesis remains unclear with some investigators and forensic pathologists labeling these findings as normal variants, or potential causes of SUDC. The development of preventive strategies will require a greater understanding of underlying mechanisms.
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- Declan McGuone
- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.,SUDC Foundation, Herndon, VA, United States
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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Chai X, Zhang W, Li L, Wu Y, Zhu X, Zhao S. Profile of MIF in Developing Hippocampus: Association With Cell Proliferation and Neurite Outgrowth. Front Mol Neurosci 2020; 13:147. [PMID: 32903462 PMCID: PMC7434973 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Proinflammatory cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional cytokine and has been found involved in many neurological diseases such as Alzheimer disease (AD), epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. Previous studies have shown that MIF is expressed in neocortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, and spinal cord in adult mice. It is expressed by astrocytes and activates microglias in neuroinflammation. Further studies have shown that MIF is detected in moss fibers of dentate granule cells and in apical dendrites of pyramidal neurons in adult hippocampus. Only NeuroD-positive immature granule neurons but not NeuN-positive mature neurons express MIF. These findings led us eager to know the exact role of MIF in the development of hippocampus. Therefore, we systematically checked the spatial and temporal expression pattern of MIF and characterized MIF-positive cells in hippocampus from mice aged from postnatal day 0 (P0) to 3 months. Our results showed that the lowest level of MIF protein occurred at P7 and mif mRNA increased from P0, reached a peak at P7, and stably expressed until P30 before declining dramatically at 3 months. MIF was localized in fibers of GFAP- and BLBP-positive radial glial precursor cells in dentate gyrus (DG). DCX-expressing newly generated neurons were MIF-negative. Inhibition of MIF by MIF antagonist S, R-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4, 5-dihydro-5-isoxazole acetic acid methyl ester (ISO-1) reduced BrdU-positive cells. Interestingly, MIF was expressed by NeuN-positive GABAergic interneurons including parvalbumin-and Reelin-expressing cells in the DG. Neither NeuN-positive granule cells nor NeuN-positive pyramidal neurons expressed MIF. In transgenic mice, POMC-EGFP–positive immature dentate granule cells and Thy1-EGFP–positive mature granule cells were MIF-negative. Treatment of neuronal cultures with ISO-1 inhibited neurite outgrowth. Therefore, we conclude that MIF might be important for feature maintenance of neural stem cells and neurite outgrowth during hippocampal development.
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- Xuejun Chai
- College of Basic Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Roy A, Millen KJ, Kapur RP. Hippocampal granule cell dispersion: a non-specific finding in pediatric patients with no history of seizures. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020; 8:54. [PMID: 32317027 PMCID: PMC7171777 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-020-00928-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Chronic epilepsy has been associated with hippocampal abnormalities like neuronal loss, gliosis and granule cell dispersion. The granule cell layer of a normal human hippocampal dentate gyrus is traditionally regarded as a compact neuron-dense layer. Histopathological studies of surgically resected or autopsied hippocampal samples primarily from temporal lobe epilepsy patients, as well as animal models of epilepsy, describe variable patterns of granule cell dispersion including focal cell clusters, broader thick segments, and bilamination or “tram-tracking”. Although most studies have implicated granule cell dispersion as a specific feature of chronic epilepsy, very few “non-seizure” controls were included in these published investigations. Our retrospective survey of 147 cadaveric pediatric human hippocampi identified identical morphological spectra of granule cell dispersion in both normal and seizure-affected brains. Moreover, sections across the entire antero-posterior axis of a control cadaveric hippocampus revealed repetitive occurrence of different morphologies of the granule cell layer – compact, focally disaggregated and bilaminar. The results indicate that granule cell dispersion is within the spectrum of normal variation and not unique to patients with epilepsy. We speculate that sampling bias has been responsible for an erroneous dogma, which we hope to rectify with this investigation.
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Liu JYW, Dzurova N, Al-Kaaby B, Mills K, Sisodiya SM, Thom M. Granule Cell Dispersion in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Proteomics Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Migratory Pathways. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:53. [PMID: 32256318 PMCID: PMC7090224 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Granule cell dispersion (GCD) is a common pathological feature observed in the hippocampus of patients with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (MTLE). Pathomechanisms underlying GCD remain to be elucidated, but one hypothesis proposes aberrant reactivation of neurodevelopmental migratory pathways, possibly triggered by febrile seizures. This study aims to compare the proteomes of basal and dispersed granule cells in the hippocampus of eight MTLE patients with GCD to identify proteins that may mediate GCD in MTLE. Quantitative proteomics identified 1,882 proteins, of which 29% were found in basal granule cells only, 17% in dispersed only and 54% in both samples. Bioinformatics analyses revealed upregulated proteins in dispersed samples were involved in developmental cellular migratory processes, including cytoskeletal remodeling, axon guidance and signaling by Ras homologous (Rho) family of GTPases (P < 0.01). The expression of two Rho GTPases, RhoA and Rac1, was subsequently explored in immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization studies involving eighteen MTLE cases with or without GCD, and three normal post mortem cases. In cases with GCD, most dispersed granule cells in the outer-granular and molecular layers have an elongated soma and bipolar processes, with intense RhoA immunolabeling at opposite poles of the cell soma, while most granule cells in the basal granule cell layer were devoid of RhoA. A higher percentage of cells expressing RhoA was observed in cases with GCD than without GCD (P < 0.004). In GCD cases, the percentage of cells expressing RhoA was significantly higher in the inner molecular layer than the granule cell layer (P < 0.026), supporting proteomic findings. In situ hybridization studies using probes against RHOA and RAC1 mRNAs revealed fine peri- and nuclear puncta in granule cells of all cases. The density of cells expressing RHOA mRNAs was significantly higher in the inner molecular layer of cases with GCD than without GCD (P = 0.05). In summary, our study has found limited evidence for ongoing adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus of patients with MTLE, but evidence of differential dysmaturation between dispersed and basal granule cells has been demonstrated, and elevated expression of Rho GTPases in dispersed granule cells may contribute to the pathomechanisms underpinning GCD in MTLE.
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- Joan Y W Liu
- Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.,School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Biological Mass Spectrometry Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.,Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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McGuone D, Leitner D, William C, Faustin A, Leelatian N, Reichard R, Shepherd TM, Snuderl M, Crandall L, Wisniewski T, Devinsky O. Neuropathologic Changes in Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2020; 79:336-346. [PMID: 31995186 PMCID: PMC7036658 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlz136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) affects children >1-year-old whose cause of death remains unexplained following comprehensive case investigation and is often associated with hippocampal abnormalities. We prospectively performed systematic neuropathologic investigation in 20 SUDC cases, including (i) autopsy data and comprehensive ancillary testing, including molecular studies, (ii) ex vivo 3T MRI and extensive histologic brain samples, and (iii) blinded neuropathology review by 2 board-certified neuropathologists. There were 12 girls and 8 boys; median age at death was 33.3 months. Twelve had a history of febrile seizures, 85% died during apparent sleep and 80% in prone position. Molecular testing possibly explained 3 deaths and identified genetic mutations in TNNI3, RYR2, and multiple chromosomal aberrations. Hippocampal abnormalities most often affected the dentate gyrus (altered thickness, irregular configuration, and focal lack of granule cells), and had highest concordance between reviewers. Findings were identified with similar frequencies in cases with and without molecular findings. Number of seizures did not correlate with hippocampal findings. Hippocampal alterations were the most common finding on histological review but were also found in possibly explained deaths. The significance and specificity of hippocampal findings is unclear as they may result from seizures, contribute to seizure pathogenesis, or be an unrelated phenomenon.
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- Declan McGuone
- From the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New haven, Connecticut
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology
- Department of Pathology, NYU Langone Health and School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- From the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pathology, NYU Langone Health and School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
- Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Foundation, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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- Department of Neurology
- Center for Cognitive Neurology, and Psychiatry, NYU Langone Health and School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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Neuronal network remodeling and Wnt pathway dysregulation in the intra-hippocampal kainate mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215789. [PMID: 31596871 PMCID: PMC6785072 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Mouse models of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy recapitulate aspects of human epilepsy, which is characterized by neuronal network remodeling in the hippocampal dentate gyrus. Observational studies suggest that this remodeling is associated with altered Wnt pathway signaling, although this has not been experimentally examined. We used the well-characterized mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy to examine associations between hippocampal neurogenesis and altered Wnt signaling after seizure induction. Tissue was analyzed using immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy, and gene expression analysis was performed by RT-qPCR on RNA extracted from anatomically micro-dissected dentate gyri. Seizures increased neurogenesis and dendritic arborization of newborn hippocampal dentate granule cells in peri-ictal regions, and decreased neurogenesis in the ictal zone, 2-weeks after kainate injection. Interestingly, administration of the novel canonical Wnt pathway inhibitor XAV939 daily for 2-weeks after kainate injection further increased dendritic arborization in peri-ictal regions after seizure, without an effect on baseline neurogenesis in control animals. Transcriptome analysis of dentate gyri demonstrated significant canonical Wnt gene dysregulation in kainate-injected mice across all regions for Wnt3, 5a and 9a. Intriguingly, certain Wnt genes demonstrated differential patterns of dysregulation between the ictal and peri-ictal zones, most notably Wnt5B, 7B and DKK-1. Together, these results demonstrate regional variation in Wnt pathway dysregulation early after seizure induction, and surprisingly, suggest that some Wnt-mediated effects might actually temper aberrant neurogenesis after seizures. The Wnt pathway may therefore provide suitable targets for novel therapies that prevent network remodeling and the development of epileptic foci in high-risk patients.
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Danzer SC. Contributions of Adult-Generated Granule Cells to Hippocampal Pathology in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Neuronal Bestiary. Brain Plast 2018; 3:169-181. [PMID: 30151341 PMCID: PMC6091048 DOI: 10.3233/bpl-170056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hippocampal neurogenesis continues throughout life in mammals – including humans. During the development of temporal lobe epilepsy, newly-generated hippocampal granule cells integrate abnormally into the brain. Abnormalities include ectopic localization of newborn cells, de novo formation of abnormal basal dendrites, and disruptions of the apical dendritic tree. Changes in granule cell position and dendritic structure fundamentally alter the types of inputs these cells are able to receive, as well as the relative proportions of remaining inputs. Dendritic abnormalities also create new pathways for recurrent excitation in the hippocampus. These abnormalities are hypothesized to contribute to the development of epilepsy, and may underlie cognitive disorders associated with the disease as well. To test this hypothesis, investigators have used pharmacological and genetic strategies in animal models to alter neurogenesis rates, or ablate the newborn cells outright. While findings are mixed and many unanswered questions remain, numerous studies now demonstrate that ablating newborn granule cells can have disease modifying effects in epilepsy. Taken together, findings provide a strong rationale for continued work to elucidate the role of newborn granule cells in epilepsy: both to understand basic mechanisms underlying the disease, and as a potential novel therapy for epilepsy.
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- Steve C Danzer
- Department of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Departments of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Yang X, Yang B, Li H, Ren H. Upregulation of Rho7 in the temporal lobe tissue of humans with intractable epilepsy. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:9613-9619. [PMID: 29039551 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Patients with intractable epilepsy (IE) exhibit an increased risk of premature death, psychosocial dysfunction and decreasing quality of life. The present study aimed to investigate the alteration in the expression of Rho7 in brain tissue from patients with IE, and to examine the association between Rho7 protein expression and IE. Temporal lobe samples were collected from the temporal lobes of 33 patients with IE patients and 10 age‑ and gender‑matched histologically healthy controls. Immunohistochemical staining was conducted to assess the number of Rho7‑positive cells. In addition, double‑label immunofluorescent staining was performed to examine the cellular localization of Rho7. The protein expression of Rho7 was examined using western blotting. Marked immunoreactivity for Rho7 was detected in the IE group, while faint and scattered immunoreactive staining was observed in the control group. The count of Rho7 positive cells in the IE patients was significantly increased compared with the control subjects (23.47±3.9% vs. 12.09±1.05%; P<0.01). Double‑label immunofluorescent staining indicated that Rho7 was primarily expressed in the cell membrane and cytoplasm, and colocalized with neuron‑specific enolase. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the expression of Rho7 in the IE group was significantly increased compared with the control group (0.41±0.031 vs. 0.25±0.025; P<0.01). The results of the present study demonstrated that upregulation of Rho7 immunoreactivity occurs in the brains of patients with IE, suggesting that Rho7 may be associated with the progression of IE or act as a potential treatment target.
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- Xinglong Yang
- Department of Geriatric Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Chengdu Seventh People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The People's Hospital of Chuxiong State, Chuxiong, Yunan 675000, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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Crandall L, Devinsky O. Sudden unexplained death in children. THE LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH 2017; 1:8-9. [PMID: 30169231 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(17)30003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Laura Crandall
- Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York, NY 110016, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York, NY 110016, USA
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Janz P, Savanthrapadian S, Häussler U, Kilias A, Nestel S, Kretz O, Kirsch M, Bartos M, Egert U, Haas CA. Synaptic Remodeling of Entorhinal Input Contributes to an Aberrant Hippocampal Network in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Cereb Cortex 2017; 27:2348-2364. [PMID: 27073230 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The hippocampus is reciprocally connected with the entorhinal cortex. Although several studies emphasized a role for the entorhinal cortex in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), it remains uncertain whether its synaptic connections with the hippocampus are altered. To address this question, we traced hippocampo-entorhinal and entorhino-hippocampal projections, assessed their connectivity with the respective target cells and examined functional alterations in a mouse model for MTLE. We show that hippocampal afferents to the dorsal entorhinal cortex are lost in the epileptic hippocampus. Conversely, entorhino-dentate projections via the medial perforant path (MPP) are preserved, but appear substantially altered on the synaptic level. Confocal imaging and 3D-reconstruction revealed that new putative contacts are established between MPP fibers and dentate granule cells (DGCs). Immunohistochemical identification of pre- and postsynaptic elements indicated that these contacts are functionally mature synapses. On the ultrastructural level, pre- and postsynaptic compartments of MPP synapses were strongly enlarged. The length and complexity of postsynaptic densities were also increased pointing to long-term potentiation-related morphogenesis. Finally, whole-cell recordings of DGCs revealed an enhancement of evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents. In conclusion, the synaptic rearrangement of excitatory inputs to DGCs from the medial entorhinal cortex may contribute to the epileptogenic circuitry in MTLE.
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- Philipp Janz
- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery.,Faculty of Biology
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery
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- Faculty of Biology.,Laboratory for Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany.,Bernstein Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79104, Germany
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- Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79106, Germany
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- Institute for Physiology I, Systemic and Cellular Neurophysiology.,Bernstein Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79104, Germany.,BrainLinks-BrainTools Cluster of Excellence, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany
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- Laboratory for Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany.,Bernstein Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79104, Germany.,BrainLinks-BrainTools Cluster of Excellence, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery.,Bernstein Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79104, Germany.,BrainLinks-BrainTools Cluster of Excellence, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany
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Devinsky O, Hesdorffer DC, Thurman DJ, Lhatoo S, Richerson G. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention. Lancet Neurol 2016; 15:1075-88. [DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(16)30158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Orcinha C, Münzner G, Gerlach J, Kilias A, Follo M, Egert U, Haas CA. Seizure-Induced Motility of Differentiated Dentate Granule Cells Is Prevented by the Central Reelin Fragment. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:183. [PMID: 27516734 PMCID: PMC4963407 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Granule cell dispersion (GCD) represents a pathological widening of the granule cell layer in the dentate gyrus and it is frequently observed in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Recent studies in human MTLE specimens and in animal epilepsy models have shown that a decreased expression and functional inactivation of the extracellular matrix protein Reelin correlates with GCD formation, but causal evidence is still lacking. Here, we used unilateral kainate (KA) injection into the mouse hippocampus, an established MTLE animal model, to precisely map the loss of reelin mRNA-synthesizing neurons in relation to GCD along the septotemporal axis of the epileptic hippocampus. We show that reelin mRNA-producing neurons are mainly lost in the hilus and that this loss precisely correlates with the occurrence of GCD. To monitor GCD formation in real time, we used organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSCs) prepared from mice which express enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) primarily in differentiated dentate granule cells. Using life cell microscopy we observed that increasing doses of KA resulted in an enhanced motility of eGFP-positive granule cells. Moreover, KA treatment of OHSC resulted in a rapid loss of Reelin-producing interneurons mainly in the hilus, as observed in vivo. A detailed analysis of the migration behavior of individual eGFP-positive granule cells revealed that the majority of these neurons actively migrate toward the hilar region, where Reelin-producing neurons are lost. Treatment with KA and subsequent addition of the recombinant R3–6 Reelin fragment significantly prevented the movement of eGFP-positive granule cells. Together, these findings suggest that GCD formation is indeed triggered by a loss of Reelin in hilar interneurons.
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- Catarina Orcinha
- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Laboratory for Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Lighthouse Core Facility, Department of Medicine I, Medical Center, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Laboratory for Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; BrainLinks-BrainTools, Cluster of Excellence, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; BrainLinks-BrainTools, Cluster of Excellence, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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Gerlach J, Donkels C, Münzner G, Haas CA. Persistent Gliosis Interferes with Neurogenesis in Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:131. [PMID: 27242442 PMCID: PMC4870256 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus has become an intensively investigated research topic, as it is essential for proper hippocampal function and considered to bear therapeutic potential for the replacement of pathologically lost neurons. On the other hand, neurogenesis itself is frequently affected by CNS insults. To identify processes leading to the disturbance of neurogenesis, we made use of organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSC), which, for unknown reasons, lose their neurogenic potential during cultivation. In the present study, we show by BrdU/Prox1 double-immunostaining that the generation of new granule cells drops by 90% during the first week of cultivation. Monitoring neurogenesis dynamically in OHSC from POMC-eGFP mice, in which immature granule cells are endogenously labeled, revealed a gradual decay of the eGFP signal, reaching 10% of initial values within 7 days of cultivation. Accordingly, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis showed the downregulation of the neurogenesis-related genes doublecortin and Hes5, a crucial target of the stem cell-maintaining Notch signaling pathway. In parallel, we demonstrate a strong and long-lasting activation of astrocytes and microglial cells, both, morphologically and on the level of gene expression. Enhancement of astroglial activation by treating OHSC with ciliary neurotrophic factor accelerated the loss of neurogenesis, whereas treatment with indomethacin or an antagonist of the purinergic P2Y12 receptor exhibited potent protective effects on the neurogenic outcome. Therefore, we conclude that OHSC rapidly lose their neurogenic capacity due to persistent inflammatory processes taking place after the slice preparation. As inflammation is also considered to affect neurogenesis in many CNS pathologies, OHSC appear as a useful tool to study this interplay and its molecular basis. Furthermore, we propose that modification of glial activation might bear the therapeutic potential of enabling neurogenesis under neuropathological conditions.
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- Johannes Gerlach
- Department of Neurosurgery, Experimental Epilepsy Research, Medical Center - University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Experimental Epilepsy Research, Medical Center - University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Experimental Epilepsy Research, Medical Center - University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Experimental Epilepsy Research, Medical Center - University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany; BrainLinks-BrainTools, Cluster of Excellence, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
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Physiological maturation and drug responses of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neuronal networks in long-term culture. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26181. [PMID: 27188845 PMCID: PMC4870631 DOI: 10.1038/srep26181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The functional network of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neurons is a potentially powerful in vitro model for evaluating disease mechanisms and drug responses. However, the culture time required for the full functional maturation of individual neurons and networks is uncertain. We investigated the development of spontaneous electrophysiological activity and pharmacological responses for over 1 year in culture using multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). The complete maturation of spontaneous firing, evoked responses, and modulation of activity by glutamatergic and GABAergic receptor antagonists/agonists required 20–30 weeks. At this stage, neural networks also demonstrated epileptiform synchronized burst firing (SBF) in response to pro-convulsants and SBF suppression using clinical anti-epilepsy drugs. Our results reveal the feasibility of long-term MEA measurements from hiPSC-derived neuronal networks in vitro for mechanistic analyses and drug screening. However, developmental changes in electrophysiological and pharmacological properties indicate the necessity for the international standardization of culture and evaluation procedures.
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Thongrong S, Hausott B, Marvaldi L, Agostinho AS, Zangrandi L, Burtscher J, Fogli B, Schwarzer C, Klimaschewski L. Sprouty2 and -4 hypomorphism promotes neuronal survival and astrocytosis in a mouse model of kainic acid induced neuronal damage. Hippocampus 2016; 26:658-67. [PMID: 26540287 PMCID: PMC4949526 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sprouty (Spry) proteins play a key role as negative feedback inhibitors of the Ras/Raf/MAPK/ERK pathway downstream of various receptor tyrosine kinases. Among the four Sprouty isoforms, Spry2 and Spry4 are expressed in the hippocampus. In this study, possible effects of Spry2 and Spry4 hypomorphism on neurodegeneration and seizure thresholds in a mouse model of epileptogenesis was analyzed. The Spry2/4 hypomorphs exhibited stronger ERK activation which was limited to the CA3 pyramidal cell layer and to the hilar region. The seizure threshold of Spry2/4(+/-) mice was significantly reduced at naive state but no difference to wildtype mice was observed 1 month following KA treatment. Histomorphological analysis revealed that dentate granule cell dispersion (GCD) was diminished in Spry2/4(+/-) mice in the subchronic phase after KA injection. Neuronal degeneration was reduced in CA1 and CA3 principal neuron layers as well as in scattered neurons of the contralateral CA1 and hilar regions. Moreover, Spry2/4 reduction resulted in enhanced survival of somatostatin and neuropeptide Y expressing interneurons. GFAP staining intensity and number of reactive astrocytes markedly increased in lesioned areas of Spry2/4(+/-) mice as compared with wildtype mice. Taken together, although the seizure threshold is reduced in naive Spry2/4(+/-) mice, neurodegeneration and GCD is mitigated following KA induced hippocampal lesions, identifying Spry proteins as possible pharmacological targets in brain injuries resulting in neurodegeneration. The present data are consistent with the established functions of the ERK pathway in astrocyte proliferation as well as protection from neuronal cell death and suggest a novel role of Spry proteins in the migration of differentiated neurons.
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- Sitthisak Thongrong
- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy Histology and Embryology, Medical University, Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy Histology and Embryology, Medical University, Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy Histology and Embryology, Medical University, Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy Histology and Embryology, Medical University, Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy Histology and Embryology, Medical University, Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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Ackerman MJ, Andrew TA, Baker AM, Devinsky O, Downs JCU, Keens T, Kuntz J, Lin P, Lear-Kaul KC, Reichard R, Robinson DA. An Association of Hippocampal Malformations and Sudden Death? We Need More Data. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2016; 12:229-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s12024-016-9765-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hefti MM, Cryan JB, Haas EA, Chadwick AE, Crandall LA, Trachtenberg FL, Armstrong DD, Grafe M, Krous HF, Kinney HC. Hippocampal malformation associated with sudden death in early childhood: a neuropathologic study. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2016; 12:14-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s12024-015-9731-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Häussler U, Rinas K, Kilias A, Egert U, Haas CA. Mossy fiber sprouting and pyramidal cell dispersion in the hippocampal CA2 region in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Hippocampus 2015; 26:577-88. [PMID: 26482541 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Dentate granule cells and the hippocampal CA2 region are resistant to cell loss associated with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). It is known that granule cells undergo mossy fiber sprouting in the dentate gyrus which contributes to a recurrent, proepileptogenic circuitry in the hippocampus. Here it is shown that mossy fiber sprouting also targets CA2 pyramidal cell somata and that the CA2 region undergoes prominent structural reorganization under epileptic conditions. Using the intrahippocampal kainate mouse model for MTLE and the CA2-specific markers Purkinje cell protein 4 (PCP4) and regulator of G-Protein signaling 14 (RGS14), it was found that during epileptogenesis CA2 neurons survive and disperse in direction of CA3 and CA1 resulting in a significantly elongated CA2 region. Using transgenic mice that express enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) in granule cells and mossy fibers, we show that the recently described mossy fiber projection to CA2 undergoes sprouting resulting in aberrant large, synaptoporin-expressing mossy fiber boutons which surround the CA2 pyramidal cell somata. This opens up the potential for altered synaptic transmission that might contribute to epileptic activity in CA2. Indeed, intrahippocampal recordings in freely moving mice revealed that epileptic activity occurs concomitantly in the dentate gyrus and in CA2. Altogether, the results call attention to CA2 as a region affected by MTLE-associated pathological restructuring.
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- Ute Häussler
- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, 79106, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, 79106, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany.,Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany.,Laboratory for Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering - IMTEK, Faculty of Engineering, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
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- Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany.,Laboratory for Biomicrotechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering - IMTEK, Faculty of Engineering, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79110, Germany.,BrainLinks-BrainTools, Cluster of Excellence, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, 79106, Germany.,Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany.,BrainLinks-BrainTools, Cluster of Excellence, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
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Dieni S, Nestel S, Sibbe M, Frotscher M, Hellwig S. Distinct synaptic and neurochemical changes to the granule cell-CA3 projection in Bassoon mutant mice. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2015; 7:18. [PMID: 26557085 PMCID: PMC4615824 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2015.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Proper synaptic function depends on a finely-tuned balance between events such as protein synthesis and structural organization. In particular, the functional loss of just one synaptic-related protein can have a profound impact on overall neuronal network function. To this end, we used a mutant mouse model harboring a mutated form of the presynaptic scaffolding protein Bassoon (Bsn), which is phenotypically characterized by: (i) spontaneous generalized epileptic seizure activity, representing a chronically-imbalanced neuronal network; and (ii) a dramatic increase in hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein concentration, a key player in synaptic plasticity. Detailed morphological and neurochemical analyses revealed that the increased BDNF levels are associated with: (i) modified neuropeptide distribution; (ii) perturbed expression of selected markers of synaptic activation or plasticity; (iii) subtle changes to microglial structure; and (iv) morphological alterations to the mossy fiber (MF) synapse. These findings emphasize the important contribution of Bassoon protein to normal hippocampal function, and further characterize the Bsn-mutant as a useful model for studying the effects of chronic changes to network activity.
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- Sandra Dieni
- Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Molecular Psychiatry, University Hospital Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Molecular Psychiatry, University Hospital Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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Lane-Donovan C, Philips GT, Wasser CR, Durakoglugil MS, Masiulis I, Upadhaya A, Pohlkamp T, Coskun C, Kotti T, Steller L, Hammer RE, Frotscher M, Bock HH, Herz J. Reelin protects against amyloid β toxicity in vivo. Sci Signal 2015; 8:ra67. [PMID: 26152694 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaa6674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder and is the most common form of dementia in people over the age of 65 years. The predominant genetic risk factor for AD is the ε4 allele encoding apolipoprotein E (ApoE4). The secreted glycoprotein Reelin enhances synaptic plasticity by binding to the multifunctional ApoE receptors apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (Apoer2) and very low density lipoprotein receptor (Vldlr). We have previously shown that the presence of ApoE4 renders neurons unresponsive to Reelin by impairing the recycling of the receptors, thereby decreasing its protective effects against amyloid β (Aβ) oligomer-induced synaptic toxicity in vitro. We showed that when Reelin was knocked out in adult mice, these mice behaved normally without overt learning or memory deficits. However, they were strikingly sensitive to amyloid-induced synaptic suppression and had profound memory and learning disabilities with very low amounts of amyloid deposition. Our findings highlight the physiological importance of Reelin in protecting the brain against Aβ-induced synaptic dysfunction and memory impairment.
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- Courtney Lane-Donovan
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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- Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neuroanatomy, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg 79085, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg 20251, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg 20251, Germany
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- Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neuroanatomy, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg 79085, Germany. Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Hamelin S, Depaulis A. Revisiting hippocampal sclerosis in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy according to the "two-hit" hypothesis. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2015; 171:227-35. [PMID: 25748332 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2015.01.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the most common neuropathological pattern observed in pharmacoresistant epilepsy and represents a critical feature in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome. However, its pathophysiological mechanisms and neuropathological consequences on seizures remain mostly unresolved. The new international classification of hippocampal sclerosis aims at standardizing its description to allow comparisons between different clinical studies. However, several aspects are not considered in this classification (granule cell dispersion, sprouting, glial modifications…). In this chapter, we discuss these different features associated with hippocampal sclerosis in perspective with the "two-hit" hypothesis and propose mechanisms that could be involved in the modulation of some specific neuropathological aspects like early life stress, hyperthermic seizures, brain lesions or hormonal modifications.
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- S Hamelin
- Inserm, U836, université Joseph-Fourier, dite Santé, bâtiment Edmond-J.-Safra, chemin Fortuné-Ferrini, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France; University Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble institut des neurosciences, chemin Fortuné-Ferrini, 38700 La Tronche, France; Hôpital Pierre-Oudot, 30, avenue du Médipôle, BP 40348, 38302 Bourgoin-Jallieu cedex, France.
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- Inserm, U836, université Joseph-Fourier, dite Santé, bâtiment Edmond-J.-Safra, chemin Fortuné-Ferrini, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France; University Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble institut des neurosciences, chemin Fortuné-Ferrini, 38700 La Tronche, France; CHU de Grenoble, avenue Maquis-du-Grésivaudan, 38700 La Tronche, France
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Thom M. Review: Hippocampal sclerosis in epilepsy: a neuropathology review. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2015; 40:520-43. [PMID: 24762203 PMCID: PMC4265206 DOI: 10.1111/nan.12150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 341] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is a common pathology encountered in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) as well as other epilepsy syndromes and in both surgical and post-mortem practice. The 2013 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification segregates HS into typical (type 1) and atypical (type 2 and 3) groups, based on the histological patterns of subfield neuronal loss and gliosis. In addition, granule cell reorganization and alterations of interneuronal populations, neuropeptide fibre networks and mossy fibre sprouting are distinctive features of HS associated with epilepsies; they can be useful diagnostic aids to discriminate from other causes of HS, as well as highlighting potential mechanisms of hippocampal epileptogenesis. The cause of HS remains elusive and may be multifactorial; the contribution of febrile seizures, genetic susceptibility, inflammatory and neurodevelopmental factors are discussed. Post-mortem based research in HS, as an addition to studies on surgical samples, has the added advantage of enabling the study of the wider network changes associated with HS, the long-term effects of epilepsy on the pathology and associated comorbidities. It is likely that HS is heterogeneous in aspects of its cause, epileptogenetic mechanisms, network alterations and response to medical and surgical treatments. Future neuropathological studies will contribute to better recognition and understanding of these clinical and patho-aetiological subtypes of HS.
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- Maria Thom
- Departments of Neuropathology and Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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Chai X, Fan L, Shao H, Lu X, Zhang W, Li J, Wang J, Chen S, Frotscher M, Zhao S. Reelin Induces Branching of Neurons and Radial Glial Cells during Corticogenesis. Cereb Cortex 2014; 25:3640-53. [PMID: 25246510 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Newborn neurons migrate along the processes of radial glial cells (RGCs) to reach their final positions in the cortex. Here, we visualized individual migrating neurons and RGCs using in utero electroporation. We show that branching of migrating neurons and RGCs is closely correlated spatiotemporally with the distribution of Reelin. Time-lapse imaging revealed that the leading processes of migrating neurons gave rise to increasingly more branches once their growth cones contacted the Reelin-containing marginal zone. This was accompanied by translocation of the nucleus and gradual shortening of the leading process. Absence of Reelin in reeler mice altered these processes resulting in misorientation, loss of bipolarity, and aberrant migration of cortical neurons. Moreover, in reeler, the branching of the basal processes of RGCs in the marginal zone was severely disrupted. Consistent with previous reports, we show that in dissociated reeler cortical cultures, exposure to recombinant Reelin enhanced dendritic complexity and glial branching. Our results suggest that Reelin induces branching of the leading processes of migrating neurons and that of basal processes of RGCs when they arrive at the Reelin-containing marginal zone. Branching of these processes may be crucial for the termination of nuclear translocation during the migratory process and for correct neuronal positioning.
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- Xuejun Chai
- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, ZMNH, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Zoology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, PR China
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, ZMNH, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Institute of Zoology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Zoology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, PR China
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, ZMNH, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Structural Neurobiology, ZMNH, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Institute of Zoology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, PR China
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Hester MS, Danzer SC. Hippocampal granule cell pathology in epilepsy - a possible structural basis for comorbidities of epilepsy? Epilepsy Behav 2014; 38:105-16. [PMID: 24468242 PMCID: PMC4110172 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Temporal lobe epilepsy in both animals and humans is characterized by abnormally integrated hippocampal dentate granule cells. Among other abnormalities, these cells make axonal connections with inappropriate targets, grow dendrites in the wrong direction, and migrate to ectopic locations. These changes promote the formation of recurrent excitatory circuits, leading to the appealing hypothesis that these abnormal cells may by epileptogenic. While this hypothesis has been the subject of intense study, less attention has been paid to the possibility that abnormal granule cells in the epileptic brain may also contribute to comorbidities associated with the disease. Epilepsy is associated with a variety of general findings, such as memory disturbances and cognitive dysfunction, and is often comorbid with a number of other conditions, including schizophrenia and autism. Interestingly, recent studies implicate disruption of common genes and gene pathways in all three diseases. Moreover, while neuropsychiatric conditions are associated with changes in a variety of brain regions, granule cell abnormalities in temporal lobe epilepsy appear to be phenocopies of granule cell deficits produced by genetic mouse models of autism and schizophrenia, suggesting that granule cell dysmorphogenesis may be a common factor uniting these seemingly diverse diseases. Disruption of common signaling pathways regulating granule cell neurogenesis may begin to provide mechanistic insight into the cooccurrence of temporal lobe epilepsy and cognitive and behavioral disorders.
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- Michael S Hester
- Department of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Molecular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Anesthesia, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Molecular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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Soussi R, Boulland JL, Bassot E, Bras H, Coulon P, Chaudhry FA, Storm-Mathisen J, Ferhat L, Esclapez M. Reorganization of supramammillary-hippocampal pathways in the rat pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy: evidence for axon terminal sprouting. Brain Struct Funct 2014; 220:2449-68. [PMID: 24889162 PMCID: PMC4481331 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0800-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), spontaneous seizures likely originate from a multi-structural epileptogenic zone, including several regions of the limbic system connected to the hippocampal formation. In this study, we investigate the structural connectivity between the supramammillary nucleus (SuM) and the dentate gyrus (DG) in the model of MTLE induced by pilocarpine in the rat. This hypothalamic nucleus, which provides major extracortical projections to the hippocampal formation, plays a key role in the regulation of several hippocampus-dependent activities, including theta rhythms, memory function and emotional behavior, such as stress and anxiety, functions that are known to be altered in MTLE. Our findings demonstrate a marked reorganization of DG afferents originating from the SuM in pilocarpine-treated rats. This reorganization, which starts during the latent period, is massive when animals become epileptic and continue to evolve during epilepsy. It is characterized by an aberrant distribution and an increased number of axon terminals from neurons of both lateral and medial regions of the SuM, invading the entire inner molecular layer of the DG. This reorganization, which reflects an axon terminal sprouting from SuM neurons, could contribute to trigger spontaneous seizures within an altered hippocampal intrinsic circuitry.
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- Rabia Soussi
- INSERM, UMR 1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes - INS, 13385, Marseille, France
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Kirchheim F, Tinnes S, Haas CA, Stegen M, Wolfart J. Regulation of action potential delays via voltage-gated potassium Kv1.1 channels in dentate granule cells during hippocampal epilepsy. Front Cell Neurosci 2013; 7:248. [PMID: 24367293 PMCID: PMC3852106 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Action potential (AP) responses of dentate gyrus granule (DG) cells have to be tightly regulated to maintain hippocampal function. However, which ion channels control the response delay of DG cells is not known. In some neuron types, spike latency is influenced by a dendrotoxin (DTX)-sensitive delay current (ID) mediated by unidentified combinations of voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) channels of the Kv1 family Kv1.1-6. In DG cells, the ID has not been characterized and its molecular basis is unknown. The response phenotype of mature DG cells is usually considered homogenous but intrinsic plasticity likely occurs in particular in conditions of hyperexcitability, for example during temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In this study, we examined response delays of DG cells and underlying ion channel molecules by employing a combination of gramicidin-perforated patch-clamp recordings in acute brain slices and single-cell reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction (SC RT-qPCR) experiments. An in vivo mouse model of TLE consisting of intrahippocampal kainate (KA) injection was used to examine epilepsy-related plasticity. Response delays of DG cells were DTX-sensitive and strongly increased in KA-injected hippocampi; Kv1.1 mRNA was elevated 10-fold, and the response delays correlated with Kv1.1 mRNA abundance on the single cell level. Other Kv1 subunits did not show overt changes in mRNA levels. Kv1.1 immunolabeling was enhanced in KA DG cells. The biophysical properties of ID and a delay heterogeneity within the DG cell population was characterized. Using organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHCs), where KA incubation also induced ID upregulation, the homeostatic reversibility and neuroprotective potential for DG cells were tested. In summary, the AP timing of DG cells is effectively controlled via scaling of Kv1.1 subunit transcription. With this antiepileptic mechanism, DG cells delay their responses during hyperexcitation.
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- Florian Kirchheim
- Cellular Neurophysiology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg Freiburg, Germany ; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Experimental Epilepsy Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Cellular Neurophysiology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg Freiburg, Germany ; Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Physiology, University of Basel Basel, Switzerland
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- Cellular Neurophysiology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Freiburg Freiburg, Germany ; Oscar Langendorff Institute of Physiology, University of Rostock Rostock, Germany
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