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Perez-Ramirez MB, Gu F, Prince DA. Prolonged prophylactic effects of gabapentin on status epilepticus-induced neocortical injury. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 142:104949. [PMID: 32442680 PMCID: PMC8083016 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Long-term consequences of status epilepticus (SE) occur in a significant proportion of those who survive the acute episode. We developed an in vivo model of acute focal neocortical SE (FSE) to study long-term effects on local cortical structure and function and potential strategies to mitigate adverse consequences of SE. An acute 2 h episode of FSE was induced in anesthetized mice by epidural application of gabazine +4-aminopyridine over sensorimotor neocortex. Ten and 30 days later, the morphological and functional consequences of this single episode of FSE were studied using immunocytochemical and electrophysiological techniques. Results, focused on cortical layer V, showed astrogliosis, microgliosis, decreased neuronal density, and increased excitatory synapses, along with increased immunoreactivity for thrombospondin 2 (TSP2) and α2δ-1 proteins. In addition, neocortical slices, obtained from the area of prior focal seizure activity, showed abnormal epileptiform burst discharges along with increases in the frequency of miniature and spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents in layer V pyramidal cells, together with decreases in both parvalbumin immunoreactivity (PV-IR) and the frequency of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents in layer V pyramidal cells. Treatment with an approved drug, gabapentin (GBP) (ip 100 mg/kg/day 3 × /day for 7 days following the FSE episode), prevented the gliosis, the enhanced TSP2- and α2δ-1- IR and the increased excitatory synaptic density in the affected neocortex. This model provides an approach for assessing adverse effects of FSE on neocortical structure and function and potential prophylactic treatments.
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- Maria-Belen Perez-Ramirez
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Blanquie O, Yang JW, Kilb W, Sharopov S, Sinning A, Luhmann HJ. Electrical activity controls area-specific expression of neuronal apoptosis in the mouse developing cerebral cortex. eLife 2017; 6:27696. [PMID: 28826501 PMCID: PMC5582867 DOI: 10.7554/elife.27696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Programmed cell death widely but heterogeneously affects the developing brain, causing the loss of up to 50% of neurons in rodents. However, whether this heterogeneity originates from neuronal identity and/or network-dependent processes is unknown. Here, we report that the primary motor cortex (M1) and primary somatosensory cortex (S1), two adjacent but functionally distinct areas, display striking differences in density of apoptotic neurons during the early postnatal period. These differences in rate of apoptosis negatively correlate with region-dependent levels of activity. Disrupting this activity either pharmacologically or by electrical stimulation alters the spatial pattern of apoptosis and sensory deprivation leads to exacerbated amounts of apoptotic neurons in the corresponding functional area of the neocortex. Thus, our data demonstrate that spontaneous and periphery-driven activity patterns are important for the structural and functional maturation of the neocortex by refining the final number of cortical neurons in a region-dependent manner.
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- Oriane Blanquie
- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Carmona-Aparicio L, Zavala-Tecuapetla C, González-Trujano ME, Sampieri AI, Montesinos-Correa H, Granados-Rojas L, Floriano-Sánchez E, Coballase-Urrutía E, Cárdenas-Rodríguez N. Status epilepticus: Using antioxidant agents as alternative therapies. Exp Ther Med 2016; 12:1957-1962. [PMID: 27698680 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The epileptic state, or status epilepticus (SE), is the most serious situation manifested by individuals with epilepsy, and SE events can lead to neuronal damage. An understanding of the molecular, biochemical and physiopathological mechanisms involved in this type of neurological disease will enable the identification of specific central targets, through which novel agents may act and be useful as SE therapies. Currently, studies have focused on the association between oxidative stress and SE, the most severe epileptic condition. A number of these studies have suggested the use of antioxidant compounds as alternative therapies or adjuvant treatments for the epileptic state.
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- Laboratory of Physiology of The Reticular Formation Reticular, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico City 14269, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology of Natural Products, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City 14370, Mexico
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- Department of Comparative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04150, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City 04530, Mexico
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- Military School of Graduate of Health, Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Secretariat of National Defense, Mexico City 11270, Mexico
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Repeated application of 4-aminopyridine provoke an increase in entorhinal cortex excitability and rearrange AMPA and kainate receptors. Neurotox Res 2015; 27:441-52. [PMID: 25576253 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-014-9515-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Entorhinal cortex is a highly epilepsy-prone brain region. Effects of repetitive seizures on ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) were investigated in rat entorhinal cortex slices. Seizures were induced by daily administration of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP). Electrophysiological, pharmacological and histological investigations were carried out to determine changes in synaptic efficacy and in sensitivity of iGluRs due to recurring seizures. Repeated 4-AP-induced seizures increased the amplitude of evoked synaptic field responses in rat entorhinal cortical slices. While vulnerability to inhibition of AMPA receptors by the specific antagonist GYKI 52466 was slightly reduced, responsiveness to NMDA receptor antagonist APV remained unaffected. Testing of bivalent cation permeability of iGluRs revealed reduced Ca(2+)-influx through non-NMDA receptors. According to the semi-quantitative histoblot analysis GluA1-4, GluA1, GluA2, GluK5, GluN1 and GluN2A subunit protein expression differently altered. While there was a marked decrease in the level of GluA1-4, GluA2 and GluK5 receptor subunits, GluA1 and GluN2A protein levels moderately increased. The results indicate that brief convulsions, repeated daily for 10 days can increase overall entorhinal cortex excitability despite a reduction in AMPA/kainate receptor activity, probably through the alteration of local network susceptibility.
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Labbate GP, da Silva AV, Barbosa-Silva RC. Effect of severe neonatal seizures on prepulse inhibition and hippocampal volume of rats tested in early adulthood. Neurosci Lett 2014; 568:62-6. [PMID: 24695085 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Several lines of evidence indicate that the risk of developing schizophrenia is significantly enhanced following postnatal exposure to environmental insults occurring during the critical periods of early central nervous system development. The hippocampus is a brain structure that has been associated with the neuropathology of schizophrenia. Neonatal epileptic seizures in rat pups can affect the construction of hippocampal networks. Patients with schizophrenia exhibit deficits in an operational measure of sensorimotor gating: prepulse inhibition (PPI) of startle. PPI is the normal reduction in the startle response caused by a low intensity non-startling stimulus (prepulse) which is presented shortly before the startle stimulus (pulse). The aim of the present study was to investigate if prolonged epileptic seizures, occurring during postnatal brain development, alter prepulse inhibition (PPI) response of acoustic startle reflex and hippocampal volume of rats tested later in life (post-pubertal phase). Pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE) was induced in postnatal days (PNDs) 7-9 in rat pups. On PND56, the animals were tested in the acoustic startle/PPI paradigm. Hippocampal volume was measured in histological brain slices using the Cavalieri's principle. Dorsal and ventral hippocampi were measured bilaterally. Our results demonstrate that animals subjected to SE presented deficits in PPI when tested in adulthood. Dorsal hippocampal volume was reduced in rats that experienced severe neonatal seizures.
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- Giovanna Puosso Labbate
- Laboratório de Psicologia Experimental, Departamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Av. D. Ana Costa, 95, Santos, SP 11060-001, Brazil; Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Psicologia Experimental, Departamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Av. D. Ana Costa, 95, Santos, SP 11060-001, Brazil; Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Psicologia Experimental, Departamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Av. D. Ana Costa, 95, Santos, SP 11060-001, Brazil; Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Glutamate receptor 1 phosphorylation at serine 831 and 845 modulates seizure susceptibility and hippocampal hyperexcitability after early life seizures. J Neurosci 2013; 32:17800-12. [PMID: 23223299 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6121-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Neonatal seizures can lead to later life epilepsy and neurobehavioral deficits, and there are no treatments to prevent these sequelae. We showed previously that hypoxia-induced seizures in a neonatal rat model induce rapid phosphorylation of serine-831 (S831) and Serine 845 (S845) sites of the AMPA receptor GluR1 subunit and later neuronal hyperexcitability and epilepsy, suggesting that seizure-induced posttranslational modifications may represent a novel therapeutic target. To unambiguously assess the contribution of these sites, we examined seizure susceptibility in wild-type mice versus transgenic knock-in mice with deficits in GluR1 S831 and S845 phosphorylation [GluR1 double-phosphomutant (GluR1 DPM) mice]. Phosphorylation of the GluR1 S831 and S845 sites was significantly increased in the hippocampus and cortex after a single episode of pentyleneterazol-induced seizures in postnatal day 7 (P7) wild-type mouse pups and that transgenic knock-in mice have a higher threshold and longer latencies to seizures. Like the rat, hypoxic seizures in P9 C57BL/6N wild-type mice resulted in transient increases in GluR1 S831 and GluR1 S845 phosphorylation in cortex and were associated with enhanced seizure susceptibility to later-life kainic-acid-induced seizures. In contrast, later-life seizure susceptibility after hypoxia-induced seizures was attenuated in GluR1 DPM mice, supporting a role for posttranslational modifications in seizure-induced network excitability. Finally, human hippocampal samples from neonatal seizure autopsy cases also showed an increase in GluR1 S831 and S845, supporting the validation of this potential therapeutic target in human tissue.
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Chapman KE, Raol YH, Brooks-Kayal A. Neonatal seizures: controversies and challenges in translating new therapies from the lab to the isolette. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 35:1857-65. [PMID: 22708596 PMCID: PMC3383637 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08140.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Neonatal seizures have unique properties that have proved challenging for both clinicians and basic science researchers. Clinical therapies aimed at neonatal seizures have proven only partially effective and new therapies are slow to develop. This article will discuss neonatal seizures within the framework of the barriers that exist to the development of new therapies, and the challenges inherent in bringing new therapies from the bench to the bedside. With the European Union and USA creating national collaborative project infrastructure, improved collaborative resources should advance clinical research on urgently needed new therapies for this disorder.
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- Kevin E Chapman
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Neurology, University of Colorado School Of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Ave, B155, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Downregulation of hippocampal GABA after hypoxia-induced seizures in neonatal rats. Neurochem Res 2011; 36:2409-16. [PMID: 21833845 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0565-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2010] [Revised: 05/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study aims to determine the expression of Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) following hypoxia in neonatal rats and explore how it may increase susceptibility to epilepsy later in life. A modified model of neonatal hypoxia-induced epileptic susceptibility was simulated by 17 min of hypoxia (5% O(2) and 95% N(2)) in postnatal day (P) 10 rats. Hippocampal glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) and parvalbumin (PV) during the development with or without hypoxia were examined using immunohistochemistry. No detectable neuronal loss was observed in the hippocampus either immediately or 14 days after hypoxia. During the development GAD- and PV-immunoreactivity increased substantially during P 11-13 and reached mature expression in the control rats, and decreased significantly at different time points except for a transient increase during P 11-13 in the hypoxic groups. Our study indicates that downregulation of hippocampal GABA after hypoxia-induced seizures in neonatal rats may contribute to higher epileptic susceptibility in later life.
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Friedman LK, Segal M. Early exposure of cultured hippocampal neurons to excitatory amino acids protects from later excitotoxicity. Int J Dev Neurosci 2009; 28:195-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 11/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- Linda K. Friedman
- Neuroscience DepartmentNew York College of Osteopathic Medicine/New York Institute of TechnologyNorthern BoulevardOld WestburyNY11568United States
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Vulnerability of postnatal hippocampal neurons to seizures varies regionally with their maturational stage. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 37:394-402. [PMID: 19879360 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The mechanism of status epilepticus-induced neuronal death in the immature brain is not fully understood. In the present study, we examined the contribution of caspases in our lithium-pilocarpine model of status epilepticus in 14 days old rat pups. In CA1, upregulation of caspase-8, but not caspase-9, preceded caspase-3 activation in morphologically necrotic cells. Pretreatment with a pan-caspase inhibitor provided neuroprotection, showing that caspase activation was not an epiphenomenon but contributed to neuronal necrosis. By contrast, upregulation of active caspase-9 and caspase-3, but not caspase-8, was detected in apoptotic dentate gyrus neurons, which were immunoreactive for doublecortin and calbindin-negative, two features of immature neurons. These results suggest that, in cells which are aligned in series as parts of the same excitatory hippocampal circuit, the same seizures induce neuronal death through different mechanisms. The regional level of neuronal maturity may be a determining factor in the execution of a specific death program.
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Thibeault-Eybalin MP, Lortie A, Carmant L. Neonatal seizures: do they damage the brain? Pediatr Neurol 2009; 40:175-80. [PMID: 19218030 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2008] [Revised: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Seizures are an early sign of brain injury in newborns. These seizures are in most cases repetitive or associated with asymptomatic electrographic seizures. Despite the relative resistance of the immature brain to seizure-induced brain damage, there is more and more evidence that neonatal seizures impair normal brain development. This review addresses the changes associated with neonatal seizures and discusses current and future potential neuroprotective strategies.
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Lively S, Brown IR. The extracellular matrix protein SC1/hevin localizes to excitatory synapses following status epilepticus in the rat lithium-pilocarpine seizure model. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:2895-905. [PMID: 18488994 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The epileptic brain is characterized by increased susceptibility to neuronal hyperexcitability. The rat lithium-pilocarpine model, which mimics many features of temporal lobe epilepsy, has been used to study processes leading to the development of recurrent seizures. After a prolonged seizure episode, termed status epilepticus (SE), neural changes occur during a period known as epileptogenesis and include neuronal cell death, reactive gliosis, axonal sprouting, and synaptogenesis. Extracellular matrix adhesion molecules are important regulators of synaptogenesis and axonal sprouting resulting from SE. SC1, also known as hevin, is an antiadhesive extracellular matrix molecule that localizes to synapses in the mammalian brain. In this study, the distribution of SC1 protein in neurons following SE was examined using the lithium-pilocarpine model. SC1 protein levels in neuronal cell bodies showed a transient decrease at 1 day post-SE, which coincided with an increase of SC1 in the synapse-rich neuropil that was identified with the synaptic marker synaptophysin. Immunoelectron microscopy confirmed the decrease of SC1 signal in neurons at 1 day post-SE and showed that SC1 remained localized to postsynaptic elements throughout the seizure time course. Increased colocalization of SC1 was detected with the excitatory synaptic markers vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGLUT1), AMPA receptor subunit GluR1, and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR1, but not with the inhibitory synaptic markers vesicular gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter (VGAT) and GABA(A) receptor subunit beta2 (GABA(A) beta2), which could reflect enhanced association of SC1 with excitatory synapses. These findings suggest that SC1 may be involved in synaptic modifications underlying epileptogenesis.
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- Starlee Lively
- Center for the Neurobiology of Stress, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Borbély S, Dobó E, Czégé D, Molnár E, Bakos M, Szucs B, Vincze A, Világi I, Mihály A. Modification of ionotropic glutamate receptor-mediated processes in the rat hippocampus following repeated, brief seizures. Neuroscience 2008; 159:358-68. [PMID: 19154779 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The seizure-induced molecular and functional alterations of glutamatergic transmission in the hippocampus have been investigated. Daily repeated epileptic seizures were induced for 12 days by intraperitoneal administration of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP; 4.5 mg/kg) in adult Wistar rats. The seizure symptoms were evaluated on the Racine's scale. One day after the last injection, the brains were removed for in vitro electrophysiological experiments and immunohistochemical analysis. The glutamate receptor subunits NR1, NR2A, NR2B, GluR1, GluR1(flop), GluR2, and KA-2 were studied using the histoblotting method. The semi-quantitative analysis of subunit immunoreactivities in hippocampal layers was performed with densitometry. In the hippocampus, increase of GluR1, GluR1(flop) and NR2B immunostaining was observed in most of the areas and layers. The significant decrease of GluR2 staining intensity was observed in the CA1 and dentate gyrus. Calcium permeability of hippocampal neurons was tested by a cobalt uptake assay in hippocampal slices. The uptake of cobalt increased in the CA1 area and dentate gyrus, but not in the CA3 region following 4-AP treatment. Effects of AMPA and NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) glutamate receptor antagonists (1-(4-aminophenyl)-4-methyl-7,8-methylenedioxy-5H-2,3-benzodiazepine hydrochloride (GYKI 52466) and D-APV respectively) were measured in hippocampal slices using extracellular recording. Analysis of the population spikes revealed the reduced effectiveness of the AMPA receptor antagonist GYKI 52466, while the effect of the NMDA receptor antagonist d-(2R)-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid was similar to controls. The results demonstrated that repeated convulsions induced structural and functional changes in AMPA receptor-mediated transmission, while NMDA and kainate receptor systems displayed only alterations in receptor subunit composition.
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- S Borbély
- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117, Budapest Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Hungary.
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Ben-Ari Y. Neuro-archaeology: pre-symptomatic architecture and signature of neurological disorders. Trends Neurosci 2008; 31:626-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2008.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2008] [Revised: 09/26/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Curia G, Longo D, Biagini G, Jones RS, Avoli M. The pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neurosci Methods 2008; 172:143-57. [PMID: 18550176 PMCID: PMC2518220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 734] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2008] [Revised: 04/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Understanding the pathophysiogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) largely rests on the use of models of status epilepticus (SE), as in the case of the pilocarpine model. The main features of TLE are: (i) epileptic foci in the limbic system; (ii) an “initial precipitating injury”; (iii) the so-called “latent period”; and (iv) the presence of hippocampal sclerosis leading to reorganization of neuronal networks. Many of these characteristics can be reproduced in rodents by systemic injection of pilocarpine; in this animal model, SE is followed by a latent period and later by the appearance of spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRSs). These processes are, however, influenced by experimental conditions such as rodent species, strain, gender, age, doses and routes of pilocarpine administration, as well as combinations with other drugs administered before and/or after SE. In the attempt to limit these sources of variability, we evaluated the methodological procedures used by several investigators in the pilocarpine model; in particular, we have focused on the behavioural, electrophysiological and histopathological findings obtained with different protocols. We addressed the various experimental approaches published to date, by comparing mortality rates, onset of SRSs, neuronal damage, and network reorganization. Based on the evidence reviewed here, we propose that the pilocarpine model can be a valuable tool to investigate the mechanisms involved in TLE, and even more so when standardized to reduce mortality at the time of pilocarpine injection, differences in latent period duration, variability in the lesion extent, and SRS frequency.
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- Giulia Curia
- Montreal Neurological Institute and Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B4
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Montreal Neurological Institute and Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B4
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Corresponding author at: 3801 University, Room 794, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B4. Tel.: +1 514 398 1955; fax: +1 514 398 8106.
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Changes of cortical epileptic afterdischarges after status epilepticus in immature rats. Epilepsy Res 2008; 78:178-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2007] [Revised: 11/20/2007] [Accepted: 11/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Seizures in the developing brain: cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal damage, neurogenesis and cellular reorganization. Neurochem Int 2007; 52:935-47. [PMID: 18093696 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2007] [Revised: 10/29/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that occurs more frequently in children than in adults. The extent that prolonged seizure activity, i.e. status epilepticus (SE), and repeated, brief seizures affect neuronal structure and function in both the immature and mature brain has been the subject of increasing clinical and experimental research. Earlier studies suggest that seizure-induced effects in the immature brain compared with the adult brain are different. This is manifested as differences in neuronal vulnerability, cellular and synaptic reorganization and regenerative processes. The focus of this review is first to give a short overview of currently used experimental models of epilepsy in immature rats, and then discuss more thoroughly seizure-induced acute and sub-acute cellular and molecular alterations, highlight the contribution of inflammatory-like reactions and intracellular cytoskeleton to the insult, and reveal changes in the structure and function of inhibitory GABA(A) and excitatory glutamate receptors. The role of seizure-activated reparative, plastic processes, synaptic remodelling, neurogenesis as well as the long-term consequences of seizures are briefly outlined. The main emphasis is put on studies carried out in experimental animals, and the focus of interest is the hippocampus, the brain area of great vulnerability in epilepsy. In vitro studies are discussed only to limited extent. Collectively, recent studies suggest that the deleterious effects of seizures may not solely be a consequence of neuronal damage and loss per se, but could be due to the fact that seizures interfere with the highly regulated developmental processes in the immature brain.
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Gashi E, Avallone J, Webster T, Friedman LK. Altered excitability and distribution of NMDA receptor subunit proteins in cortical layers of rat pups following multiple perinatal seizures. Brain Res 2007; 1145:56-65. [PMID: 17320824 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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During a critical period of postnatal development the epileptogenic focus is thought to be of cortical origin. We used immunohistochemistry and Western blotting to elucidate potential mechanisms underlying an increased state of susceptibility to seizures in immature animals. Distribution patterns of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) (NR1 and NR2A/B) and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid (AMPA) (GluR1 and GluR2) subunits were analyzed in retrosplenial, parietal and temporal cortices during the first two postnatal weeks following three episodes of status-epilepticus. Rat pups were injected three times with kainic acid (3x KA) on P6, P9, and P13 and subsequently sacrificed 48 h after the third seizure. Cortical electroencephalography (EEG) showed increased number of spikes and bursts of longer duration after 3x KA. Immunodensity measurements after 3x KA revealed a robust increase in NR2A/B labeling specific to cortical layer V throughout the retrosplenial, parietal, and temporal cortices, with no changes noted in piriform cortex. NR1 layer V immunoreactivity was also simultaneously increased in serial sections but to a lesser degree; heightened immunodensities were specific to retrosplenial and temporal cortices. The NR1:NR2 ratio was decreased in cortical layer V of the temporal and retrosplenial cortices but not in parietal cortex despite elevated immunoreactivity. Steady levels of GluR1 and GluR2 subunits were noted in all cortical areas studied in the same animals. Thus, recurrent perinatal seizures led to selective and layer-specific increases in NMDA receptor proteins. These changes may be responsible for lowering the seizure threshold in deeper cortical areas and eventually contribute to the cortical epileptogenic focus.
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- Eleonora Gashi
- Neuroscience Department, New York Institute of Technology, NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northern Boulevard, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA
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UNLABELLED Seizures in neonates (NBs) remain the most frequent neurological problem in the nursery. Considerable debate about their consequences exists between data and deductions reached through animal experimentations and those obtained through clinical investigations. The main conflicting issues are whether seizures in NBs can plant the roots for epileptogenesis and cause long-term deficits. The purpose of this chapter is to evaluate both laboratory and clinical results. METHODS Clinical data will be presented, including a 20-year-long cohort of NBs. This will be followed by the main seminal discoveries obtained in neonatal models. The phenomenon of transient or persistent dysmaturity following NB seizures will be discussed in relation to etiological factors. RESULTS The findings and deductions from animal models support the notions that epileptogenesis and cognitive deficits result from NB seizures. These conclusions contrast with clinical investigations maintaining that NB seizures, per se, are symptomatic markers of preexisting or of ongoing morbidities. The reasons for contrasting views will be discussed. Suggestions will be advanced for more animal models whose seizures are consistent with the etiologies and the phenotypes of human NB seizures.
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- Cesare T Lombroso
- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital and Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Friedman LK, Avallone JM, Magrys B. Maturational Effects of Single and Multiple Early-Life Seizures on AMPA Receptors in Prepubescent Hippocampus. Dev Neurosci 2007; 29:427-37. [PMID: 17314473 DOI: 10.1159/000100078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 07/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The effects of single versus multiple episodes of status epilepticus on the expression of AMPA receptors during a critical growth spurt are unknown. To determine whether the pattern of hippocampal AMPA receptor subunit expression depends upon the age of the animal, timing and number of perinatal seizures, we characterized maturational changes in AMPA receptor protein levels of the hippocampus with immunohistochemistry and Western blotting in rats of juvenile ages with and without a history of neonatal seizures. Kainic acid (KA) was used to induce a single episode of status epilepticus (1 x KA) in rats on P20 or P30. Animals with a history of multiple seizures (3 x KA) were given KA on P6, P9, and then on P20 or P30. After 1 x KA, in P20 and P30 rats that are preferentially sensitive to CA1 damage, GluR1 immunoreactivity was depleted remarkably in CA1 stratum pyramidale and stratum lucidum and only morphologically healthy cells were faintly labeled. At P30, GluR2 subunit expression was nearly absent in the healthy cells and increased within the injured CA1 neuronal population. Western blot analysis confirmed that the GluR1/GluR2 ratio was decreased at P20 and further decreased at P30. A history of perinatal seizures (3 x KA) prevented the age-dependent alterations in the CA1. Except for areas of cell loss, NR1 and NR2A/B antibody labeling was relatively stable throughout the hippocampus at both ages and conditions examined. Data suggest that (i) Ca2+ permeable AMPA receptors may not be responsible for neuronal injury or irreversible cell loss and that (ii) the expression of AMPA receptors after status epilepticus depends upon the age of the animal, the timing of the first insult and subsequent formation of AMPA receptor subunit compositions within specific populations of hippocampal neurons.
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- L K Friedman
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA.
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Reime Kinjo E, Arida RM, Mara de Oliveira D, da Silva Fernandes MJ. The Na+/K+ATPase activity is increased in the hippocampus after multiple status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine in developing rats. Brain Res 2006; 1138:203-7. [PMID: 17270150 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Revised: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 12/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effects of repetitive pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE) in the hippocampal Na(+)/K(+)ATPase activity were studied in developing rat. Na(+)/K(+)ATPase is a membrane-bound enzyme responsible for the active transport of sodium and potassium ions through the membrane. It is necessary to maintain neuronal excitability. The malfunction of this enzyme has been associated with neuronal hyperexcitability. The pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in developing rats leads to neuronal hyperexcitability and brain damage. We examined the activity of the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase enzyme in hippocampus of rats submitted to 1 episode of status epilepticus on postnatal day 9 and to 3 episodes of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus on postnatal days 7, 8 and 9. Our findings showed that one status epilepticus episode does not modify the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase activity in hippocampus of rats studied 7 or 30 days later (at P16 or P39). However, an increase in the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase activity was detected in hippocampus of rats submitted to three consecutive status epilepticus during the development studied 7 (+142%) and 30 (+400%) days following the injections. In addition, a significant reduction in the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase activity was observed in control rats at P39 compared to P16. Our data suggest that multiple pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in developing rats induce long-lasting increase in the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase activity in the hippocampus, reflecting hyperexcitability.
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- Erika Reime Kinjo
- Depto. de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Unifesp. Rua Botucatu, 862 - Edif. Leal Prado, CEP 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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Raol YH, Zhang G, Lund IV, Porter BE, Maronski MA, Brooks-Kayal AR. Increased GABAA-Receptor ?1-Subunit Expression in Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus after Early-life Status Epilepticus. Epilepsia 2006; 47:1665-73. [PMID: 17054689 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00640.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Previous studies in neonatal (postnatal day 10) and adult rats suggest that status epilepticus (SE) induces changes in the alpha1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor (GABRA1) in dentate granule neurons (DGNs) that are age dependent and vary inversely with the likelihood of epilepsy development. In the present study, we examined GABRA1 expression after SE at postnatal day 20 (P20), an intermediate age when only a subset of SE-exposed animals develop epilepsy. METHODS SE was induced with lithium-pilocarpine or kainate at P20. Animals were video-EEG monitored after SE to determine the presence or absence of spontaneous seizures. GABRA1 mRNA and protein levels were determined 7 days or 3 months later in SE-exposed and control animals by using a combination of aRNA amplification, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry techniques. RESULTS GABRA1 mRNA levels in DGNs of SE-exposed rats that did not become epileptic were higher than those in control rats, but were not different from DGNs in epileptic SE-exposed rats. GABRA1 protein levels in dentate gyrus were significantly increased in both epileptic and nonepileptic SE-exposed rats compared with controls. GABRA1 mRNA changes were region specific and did not occur in CA1 or CA3 areas of hippocampus. GABRA1 alterations were present by 1 week after P20 SE and were similar whether pilocarpine or kainate was used to induced SE. CONCLUSIONS P20 SE results in persistent increases in GABRA1 levels selectively in dentate gyrus. These changes preceded the onset of epilepsy, were not model specific, and occurred in both epileptic and nonepileptic animals.
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- Yogendrasinh H Raol
- Division of Neurology, Pediatric Regional Epilepsy Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philapelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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