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Wang S, Lévesque M, Fisher TAJ, Kennedy TE, Avoli M. CA3 principal cell activation triggers hypersynchronous-onset seizures in a mouse model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neurophysiol 2023; 130:1041-1052. [PMID: 37703488 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00244.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common form of focal epilepsy and it is characterized by seizures that are often refractory to medications. Seizures in MTLE have two main patterns of onset that have been termed hypersynchronous (HYP) and low-voltage fast (LVF) and are believed to mainly depend on the activity of excitatory principal cells and inhibitory interneurons, respectively. In this study, we investigated whether unilateral open-loop optogenetic activation of CaMKII-positive principal cells in the hippocampus CA3 region favors the generation of spontaneous HYP seizures in kainic acid-treated (KA) CaMKII-ChR2 mice. Optogenetic activation of CA3 principal cells (1 Hz, 180 s ON, 220 s OFF) was implemented for 15 days after KA-induced status epilepticus. We found that both LVF and HYP seizures occurred in nonstimulated CaMKII-ChR2 (n = 6) and stimulated CaMKII-Cre (n = 5) mice. In contrast, optogenetic activation of principal cells in CaMKII-ChR2 mice (n = 5) triggered only HYP seizures that were characterized by high fast ripple (250-500 Hz) rates during the pre-ictal and ictal periods. These results provide firm evidence that in MTLE spontaneous seizures with different onset patterns depend on distinct neuronal network mechanisms of generation. They also demonstrate that HYP seizures occurring in vivo along with their associated fast ripples depend on the activity of principal cells in the CA3 region.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Previous evidence suggested that different seizure onset patterns rely on the activity of distinct neuronal populations. In this study, we show for the first time that in vivo optogenetic stimulation of CaMKII principal cells in kainic acid-treated mice triggers hypersynchronous-onset seizures that are associated with fast ripples. Our findings indicate that in patients with predominant HYP-onset seizures, anticonvulsant treatments should be aimed at limiting the firing of principal neurons in the seizure onset zone.
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- Siyan Wang
- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Kim E, Kim HC, Van Reet J, Böhlke M, Yoo SS, Lee W. Transcranial focused ultrasound-mediated unbinding of phenytoin from plasma proteins for suppression of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy in a rodent model. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4128. [PMID: 36914775 PMCID: PMC10011522 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31383-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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The efficacy of many anti-epileptic drugs, including phenytoin (PHT), is reduced by plasma protein binding (PPB) that sequesters therapeutically active drug molecules within the bloodstream. An increase in systemic dose elevates the risk of drug side effects, which demands an alternative technique to increase the unbound concentration of PHT in a region-specific manner. We present a low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) technique that locally enhances the efficacy of PHT by transiently disrupting its binding to albumin. We first identified the acoustic parameters that yielded the highest PHT unbinding from albumin among evaluated parameter sets using equilibrium dialysis. Then, rats with chronic mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) received four sessions of PHT injection, each followed by 30 min of FUS delivered to the ictal region, across 2 weeks. Two additional groups of mTLE rats underwent the same procedure, but without receiving PHT or FUS. Assessment of electrographic seizure activities revealed that FUS accompanying administration of PHT effectively reduced the number and mean duration of ictal events compared to other conditions, without damaging brain tissue or the blood-brain barrier. Our results demonstrated that the FUS technique enhanced the anti-epileptic efficacy of PHT in a chronic mTLE rodent model by region-specific PPB disruption.
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- Evgenii Kim
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Artificial Intelligence, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Zhu F, Wang H, Li L, Bragin A, Cao D, Cheng Y. Intracranial electrophysiological recordings on a swine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1077702. [PMID: 37139062 PMCID: PMC10150775 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1077702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Objective To test the feasibility and reliability of intracranial electrophysiological recordings in an acute status epilepticus model on laboratory swine. Method Intrahippocampal injection of kainic acid (KA) was performed on 17 male Bama pigs (Sus scrofa domestica) weighing between 25 and 35 kg. Two stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) electrodes with a total of 16 channels were implanted bilaterally along the sensorimotor cortex to the hippocampus. Brain electrical activity was recorded 2 h daily for 9-28 days. Three KA dosages were tested to evaluate the quantities capable of evoking status epilepticus. Local field potentials (LFPs) were recorded and compared before and after the KA injection. We quantified the epileptic patterns, including the interictal spikes, seizures, and high-frequency oscillations (HFOs), up to 4 weeks after the KA injection. Test-retest reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were performed on interictal HFO rates to evaluate the recording stability of this model. Results The KA dosage test suggested that a 10 μl (1.0 μg/μl) intrahippocampal injection could successfully evoke status epilepticus lasting from 4 to 12 h. At this dosage, eight pigs (50% of total) had prolonged epileptic events (tonic-chronic seizures + interictal spikes n = 5, interictal spikes alone n = 3) in the later 4 weeks of the video-SEEG recording period. Four pigs (25% of total) had no epileptic activities, and another four (25%) had lost the cap or did not complete the experiments. Animals that showed epileptiform events were grouped as E + (n = 8) and the four animals showing no signs of epileptic events were grouped as E- (n = 4). A total of 46 electrophysiological seizures were captured in the 4-week post-KA period from 4 E + animals, with the earliest onset on day 9. The seizure durations ranged from 12 to 45 s. A significant increase of hippocampal HFOs rate (num/min) was observed in the E+ group during the post-KA period (weeks 1, 2,4, p < 0.05) compared to the baseline. But the E-showed no change or a decrease (in week 2, p = 0.43) compared to their baseline rate. The between-group comparison showed much higher HFO rates in E + vs. E - (F = 35, p < 0.01). The high ICC value [ICC (1, k) = 0.81, p < 0.05] quantified from the HFO rate suggested that this model had a stable measurement of HFOs during the four-week post-KA periods. Significance This study measured intracranial electrophysiological activity in a swine model of KA-induced mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE). Using the clinical SEEG electrode, we distinguished abnormal EEG patterns in the swine brain. The high test-retest reliability of HFO rates in the post-KA period suggests the utility of this model for studying mechanisms of epileptogenesis. The use of swine may provide satisfactory translational value for clinical epilepsy research.
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- Fengjun Zhu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- *Correspondence: Dezhi Cao,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Yuan Cheng,
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Zahra A, Sun Y, Aloysius N, Zhang L. Convulsive behaviors of spontaneous recurrent seizures in a mouse model of extended hippocampal kindling. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:1076718. [PMID: 36620863 PMCID: PMC9816810 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1076718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Growing studies indicate that vigilance states and circadian rhythms can influence seizure occurrence in patients with epilepsy and rodent models of epilepsy. Electrical kindling, referred to brief, repeated stimulations of a limbic structure, is a commonly used model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Kindling via the classic protocol lasting a few weeks does not generally induce spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS), but extended kindling that applies over the course of a few months has shown to induce SRS in several animal species. Kindling-induced SRS in monkeys and cats were observed mainly during resting wakefulness or sleep, but the behavioral activities associated with SRS in rodent models of extended kindling remain unknown. We aimed to add information in this area using a mouse model of extended hippocampal kindling. Middle-aged C57 black mice experienced ≥80 hippocampal stimulations (delivered twice daily) and then underwent continuous 24 h electroencephalography (EEG)-video monitoring for SRS detection. SRS were recognized by EEG discharges and associated motor seizures. The five stages of the modified Racine scale for mice were used to score motor seizure severities. Seizure-preceding behaviors were assessed in a 3 min period prior to seizure onset and categorized as active and inactive. Three main observations emerged from the present analysis. (1) SRS were found to predominantly manifest as generalized (stage 3-5) motor seizures in association with tail erection or Straub tail. (2) SRS occurrences were not significantly altered by the light on/off cycle. (3) Generalized (stage 3-5) motor seizures were mainly preceded by inactive behaviors such as immobility, standing still, or apparent sleep without evident volitional movement. Considering deeper subcortical structures implicated in genesis of tail erection in other seizure models, we postulate that genesis of generalized motor seizures in extended kindled mice may involve deeper subcortical structures. Our present data together with previous findings from post-status epilepticus models support the notion that ambient cage behaviors are strong influencing factors of SRS occurrence in rodent models of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Anya Zahra
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada,*Correspondence: Liang Zhang,
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Liu M, Ding J, Wang X. The interaction between circadian rhythm and epilepsy. ACTA EPILEPTOLOGICA 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s42494-022-00094-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractEvidence about the interaction between circadian rhythms (CR) and epilepsy has been expanded with the application of advanced detection technology. An adequate understanding of how circadian system and epilepsy interact with each other could contribute to more accurate seizure prediction as well as rapid development of potential treatment timed to specific phases of CR. In this review, we present the reciprocal relationship between CR and epileptic activities from aspects of sleep effect, genetic modulation and brain biochemistry. It has been found that sleep-wake patterns, circadian timing systems and multidien rhythms have essential roles in seizure activities and interictal epileptiform discharge (IED). For instance, specific distribution patterns of seizures and IED have been reported, i.e., lighter non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep stage (stage 2) induces seizures while deeper NREM sleep stage (stage 3) activates IEDs. Furthermore, the epilepsy type, seizure type and seizure onset zone can significantly affect the rhythms of seizure occurrence. Apart from the common seizure types, several specific epilepsy syndromes also have a close correlation with sleep-wakefulness patterns. Sleep influences the epilepsy rhythm, and conversely, epilepsy alters the sleep rhythm through multiple pathways. Clock genes accompanied by two feedback loops of regulation have an important role in cortical excitability and seizure occurrence, which may be involved in the mTORopathy. The suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) has a rhythm of melatonin and cortisol secretion under the circadian pattern, and then these hormones can feed back into a central oscillator to affect the SCN-dependent rhythms, leading to variable but prominent influence on epilepsy. Furthermore, we discuss the precise predictive algorithms and chronotherapy strategies based on different temporal patterns of seizure occurrence for patients with epilepsy, which may offer a valuable indication for non-invasive closed-loop treatment system. Optimization of the time and dose of antiseizure medications, and resynchronization of disturbed CR (by hormone therapy, light exposure, ketogenic diet, novel small molecules) would be beneficial for epileptic patients in the future. Before formal clinical practice, future large-scale studies are urgently needed to assist prediction and treatment of circadian seizure activities and address unsolved restrictions.
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Chu PC, Yu HY, Lee CC, Fisher R, Liu HL. Pulsed-Focused Ultrasound Provides Long-Term Suppression of Epileptiform Bursts in the Kainic Acid-Induced Epilepsy Rat Model. Neurotherapeutics 2022; 19:1368-1380. [PMID: 35581489 PMCID: PMC9587190 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-022-01250-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Focused ultrasound (FUS) has potential utility for modulating regional brain excitability and possibly aiding seizure control; however, the duration of any beneficial effect is unknown. This study explores the efficacy and time course of a short series of pulsed FUS in suppressing EEG epileptiform spikes/bursts in a kainic acid (KA) animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Forty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were recorded for 14 weeks with EEG while software calculated EEG numbers of epileptiform spikes and bursts (≥ 3 spikes/s). Four regimens of FUS given in a single session at week 7 were evaluated, with mechanical index (MI) ranging from 0.25 to 0.75, intensity spatial peak temporal average (ISPTA) from 0.1 to 2.8 W per cm2, duty cycle from 1 to 30%, and three consecutive pulse trains for 5 or 10 min each. Controls included sham injections in four and KA without FUS in eleven animals. Histological analysis investigated tissue effects. All animals receiving KA evidenced EEG spikes, averaging 10,378 ± 1651 spikes per 8 h and 1255 ± 199 bursts per 8 h by weeks 6-7. The KA-only group showed a 30% of increase in spikes and bursts by week 14. Compared to the KA-only group, spike counts were reduced by about 25%, burst counts by about 33%, and burst durations by about 50% with FUS. Behavioral seizures were not analyzed, but electrographic seizures longer than 10 s declined up to 70% after some FUS regimens. Repeated-measure ANOVA showed a significant effect of higher intensity and longer sonication duration FUS treatment using 0.75-MI, ISPTA 2.8 W/cm2, 30% duty cycle for 10-min sonications (group effect, F (4, 15) = 6.321, p < 0.01; interaction effect, F (44, 165) = 1.726, p < 0.01), with the hippocampal protective effect lasting to week 14, accompanied by decreased inflammation and gliosis effect. In contrast, spike and burst suppression were achieved using an FUS regimen with 0.25-MI ISPTA 0.5 W/cm2, 30% duty cycle for 10-min sonications. This regimen reduced inflammation and gliosis at weeks 8-14 and protected hippocampal tissue. This study demonstrates that low-intensity pulsed ultrasound can modulate epileptiform activity for up to 7 weeks and, if replicated in the clinical setting, might be a practical treatment for epilepsy.
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- Po-Chun Chu
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 106
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- Department of Neurology, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 213 Quarry Road, Room 4865, Palo Alto, CA, 94304-5979, USA.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 106.
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Wang Y, Wei P, Yan F, Luo Y, Zhao G. Animal Models of Epilepsy: A Phenotype-oriented Review. Aging Dis 2022; 13:215-231. [PMID: 35111370 PMCID: PMC8782545 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2021.0723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder characterized by abnormal, recurrent, and synchronous discharges in the brain. Long-term recurrent seizure attacks can cause serious damage to brain function, which is usually observed in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Controlling seizure attacks is vital for the treatment and prognosis of epilepsy. Animal models, such as the kindling model, which was the most widely used model in the past, allow the understanding of the potential epileptogenic mechanisms and selection of antiepileptic drugs. In recent years, various animal models of epilepsy have been established to mimic different seizure types, without clear merits and demerits. Accordingly, this review provides a summary of the views mentioned above, aiming to provide a reference for animal model selection.
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- Yilin Wang
- 2Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,4Clinical Research Center for Epilepsy Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 2Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 2Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,3Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,4Clinical Research Center for Epilepsy Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,3Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,4Clinical Research Center for Epilepsy Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Fernandez AM, Gutekunst CA, Grogan DP, Pedersen NP, Gross RE. Loss of efferent projections of the hippocampal formation in the mouse intrahippocampal kainic acid model. Epilepsy Res 2022; 180:106863. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xinghua T, Xiaoxia C, Xinjuan L, Huan C, Jing G, Zhenguo L. The TLR4 mediated inflammatory signal pathway might be involved in drug resistance in drug-resistant epileptic rats. J Neuroimmunol 2022; 365:577802. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Akyuz E, Koklu B, Uner A, Angelopoulou E, Paudel YN. Envisioning the role of inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channel in epilepsy. J Neurosci Res 2021; 100:413-443. [PMID: 34713909 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Epilepsy is a devastating neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures attributed to the disruption of the dynamic excitatory and inhibitory balance in the brain. Epilepsy has emerged as a global health concern affecting about 70 million people worldwide. Despite recent advances in pre-clinical and clinical research, its etiopathogenesis remains obscure, and there are still no treatment strategies modifying disease progression. Although the precise molecular mechanisms underlying epileptogenesis have not been clarified yet, the role of ion channels as regulators of cellular excitability has increasingly gained attention. In this regard, emerging evidence highlights the potential implication of inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels in epileptogenesis. Kir channels consist of seven different subfamilies (Kir1-Kir7), and they are highly expressed in both neuronal and glial cells in the central nervous system. These channels control the cell volume and excitability. In this review, we discuss preclinical and clinical evidence on the role of the several subfamilies of Kir channels in epileptogenesis, aiming to shed more light on the pathogenesis of this disorder and pave the way for future novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Enes Akyuz
- Faculty of International Medicine, Department of Biophysics, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Neuropharmacology Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
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Characterization of metabolic activity induced by kainic acid in adult rat whole brain at the early stage: A 18FDG-PET study. Brain Res 2021; 1769:147621. [PMID: 34403661 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Brain metabolic processes are not fully characterized in the kainic acid (KA)-induced Status Epilepticus (KASE). Thus, we evaluated the usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) as an experimental strategy to evaluate in vivo, in a non-invasive way, the glucose consumption in several brain regions, in a semi-quantitative study to compare and to correlate with data from electroencephalography and histology studies. METHODS Sixteen male Wistar rats underwent FDG-PET scans at basal state and after KA injection. FDG-PET images were normalized to an MRI-based atlas and segmented to locate regions. Standardized uptake values (SUV) were obtained at several time points. EEGs and cell viability by histological analysis, were also evaluated. RESULTS FDG-PET data showed changes in regions such as: amygdala, hippocampus, accumbens, entorhinal cortex, motor cortex and hypothalamus. Remarkably, hippocampal hypermetabolism was found (mean SUV = 2.66 ± 0.057) 2 h after KA administration, while hypometabolism at 24 h (mean SUV = 1.83 ± 0.056) vs basal values (mean SUV = 2.19 ± 0.057). EEG showed increased spectral power values 2 h post-KA administration. Hippocampal viable-cell counting 24 h after KA was decreased, while Fluoro-Jade B-positive cells were increased, as compared to control rats, coinciding with the hypometabolism detected in the same region by semi-quantitative FDG-PET at 24 h after KASE. CONCLUSIONS PET is suitable to measure metabolic brain changes in the rat model of status epilepticus induced by KA (KASE) at the first 24 h, compared to that of EEG; PET data may also be sensitive to cell viability.
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Liu CH, Liao WC, Li HH, Tseng LH, Wang WH, Tung H, Lin PJ, Jao HT, Liu WY, Hung CS, Lin CL, Ho YJ. Treatment with the combination of clavulanic acid and valproic acid led to recovery of neuronal and behavioral deficits in an epilepsy rat model. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2021; 35:1032-1044. [PMID: 34545633 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Epilepsy, which is caused by abnormal neuronal firing in the brain, is a common neurological disease and affects motor and cognitive functions. Excessive levels of glutamate and insufficient levels of inhibitory GABA are involved in its pathophysiology. Valproic acid (Val), a GABAergic agonist, is one of the first-line antiepileptic drugs, but it shows many adverse side effects at the clinical dose. Clavulanic acid (CA), a β-lactamase inhibitor, has been demonstrated to increase glutamate transporter-1 expression. This study evaluated the effects of CA and Val in an epilepsy rat model. Male Wistar rats received intraperitoneal injections of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ, 35 mg/kg, every other day, IP, for 13 days) to induce kindling epilepsy. After four times of PTZ injection, rats received daily treatment with CA (1 or 10 mg/kg, IP), Val (50 or 100 mg/kg, IP), or the combination of CA (1 mg/kg) and Val (50 mg/kg) for 7 consecutive days. Motor, learning, and memory functions were measured. Rats with PTZ-induced kindling exhibited seizures, motor dysfunction, cognitive impairment, and cell loss and reduction of neurogenesis in the hippocampus. Neither 1 mg/kg CA nor 50 mg/kg Val treatment was effective in alleviating behavioral and neuronal deficits. However, treatment with 10 mg/kg CA, 100 mg/kg Val, and the combination of 1 mg/kg CA and 50 mg/kg Val improved these behavioral and neuronal deficits. Particularly, the combination of CA and Val showed synergistic effects on seizure suppression, suggesting the potential for treating epilepsy and related neuronal damage and motor and cognitive deficits.
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- Chiung-Hui Liu
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- General Education Center, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Management, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center of Faculty Development; Division of Epilepsy, Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Occupational Safety and Health Office, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lévesque M, Biagini G, de Curtis M, Gnatkovsky V, Pitsch J, Wang S, Avoli M. The pilocarpine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Over one decade later, with more rodent species and new investigative approaches. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 130:274-291. [PMID: 34437936 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Fundamental work on the mechanisms leading to focal epileptic discharges in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) often rests on the use of rodent models in which an initial status epilepticus (SE) is induced by kainic acid or pilocarpine. In 2008 we reviewed how, following systemic injection of pilocarpine, the main subsequent events are the initial SE, the latent period, and the chronic epileptic state. Up to a decade ago, rats were most often employed and they were frequently analysed only behaviorally. However, the use of transgenic mice has revealed novel information regarding this animal model. Here, we review recent findings showing the existence of specific neuronal events during both latent and chronic states, and how optogenetic activation of specific cell populations modulate spontaneous seizures. We also address neuronal damage induced by pilocarpine treatment, the role of neuroinflammation, and the influence of circadian and estrous cycles. Updating these findings leads us to propose that the rodent pilocarpine model continues to represent a valuable tool for identifying the basic pathophysiology of MTLE.
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- Maxime Lévesque
- Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital and Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milano, Italy; Department of Epileptology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital and Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital and Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada; Departments of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada; Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.
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Li HH, Lin PJ, Wang WH, Tseng LH, Tung H, Liu WY, Lin CL, Liu CH, Liao WC, Hung CS, Ho YJ. Treatment effects of the combination of ceftriaxone and valproic acid on neuronal and behavioural functions in a rat model of epilepsy. Exp Physiol 2021; 106:1814-1828. [PMID: 34086374 DOI: 10.1113/ep089624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Imbalance of activities between GABAergic and glutamatergic systems is involved in epilepsy. It is not known whether simultaneously increasing GABAergic and decreasing glutamatergic activity using valproic acid and ceftriaxone, respectively, leads to better seizure control. What is the central question of this study? Ceftriaxone suppressed seizure and cognitive deficits and restored neuronal density and the number of newborn cells in the hippocampus in a rat model of epilepsy. Combined treatment with ceftriaxone and valproic acid showed additive effects in seizure suppression. ABSTRACT The pathophysiology of epilepsy is typically considered as an imbalance between inhibitory GABA and excitatory glutamate neurotransmission. Valproic acid (Val), a GABA agonist, is one of the first-line antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of epilepsy, but it exhibits adverse effects. Ceftriaxone (CEF) elevates expression of glutamate transporter-1, enhances the reuptake of synaptic glutamate, increases the number of newborn cells and exhibits neuroprotective effects in animal studies. In this study, we evaluated effects of the combination of CEF and Val on behavioural and neuronal measures in a rat epilepsy model. Male Wistar rats were injected i.p. with pentylenetetrazol (35 mg/kg, every other day for 13 days) to induce the epilepsy model. Ceftriaxone (10 or 50 mg/kg), Val (50 or 100 mg/kg) or the combination of CEF and Val were injected daily after the fourth pentylenetetrazol injection for seven consecutive days. Epileptic rats exhibited seizure and impairments in motor and cognitive functions. Treatment with CEF and Val reduced the seizure and enhanced motor and cognitive functions in a dose-dependent manner. The combination of CEF (10 mg/kg) and Val (50 mg/kg) improved behaviours considerably. Histologically, compared with control animals, epileptic rats exhibited lower neuronal density and a reduction in hippocampal newborn cells but higher apoptosis in the basolateral amygdala, all of which were restored by the treatment with CEF, Val or the combination of CEF and Val. The study findings demonstrated that the combination of low doses of CEF and Val has beneficial effects on seizure suppression, neuroprotection and improvement in motor and cognitive functions in epilepsy.
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- Hsin-Hua Li
- Department of Medical Research, Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Environmental Management, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Epilepsy, Center of Faculty Development, Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research, Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Occupational Safety and Health Office, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Germonpré C, Proesmans S, Bouckaert C, Sprengers M, Boon P, Raedt R, De Herdt V. Seizures and Interictal Epileptiform Activity in the Rat Collagenase Model for Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:682036. [PMID: 34220437 PMCID: PMC8249930 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.682036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aims Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a known risk factor for the development of acute symptomatic as well as late unprovoked seizures. The underlying pathophysiology of post-ICH seizures is incompletely understood and there are no reliable predictive biomarkers. An animal model to study post-ICH seizures is currently lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the occurrence of seizures and interictal epileptiform activity in the ICH rat collagenase model using long-term video-EEG monitoring (VEM) and (2) whether seizure occurrence was associated with interictal epileptiform activity and histological features. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted with epidural electrodes. After 1 week of baseline VEM, collagenase was injected in left striatum to induce an ICH. VEM was continued for 180 days to assess the occurrence of post-ICH seizures and interictal epileptiform activity (spikes and epileptiform discharges). At the end of the experiment, animals were euthanized for histological characterization of the hemorrhagic lesion, using cresyl violet, Prussian blue and immunofluorescence staining. Results Acute symptomatic seizures occurred in 4/12 animals between 46 and 80 h after ICH induction. Late unprovoked seizures were present in 2/12 animals and started at 90 and 103 days post-ICH. Animals with late unprovoked seizures did not have acute symptomatic seizures. All electrographic seizures were accompanied by clear behavioral changes. Interictal spikes and epileptiform discharges were observed in all animals but occurred more frequently in rats with late seizures (p = 0.019 and p < 0.001, respectively). Animals with acute symptomatic seizures had more extended hemorrhagic lesions and hemosiderin deposits in the piriform cortex. Conclusion Both acute symptomatic and late unprovoked seizures were observed in the rat collagenase model. Interictal epileptiform activity was more frequently seen in animals with late seizures. Rats with acute symptomatic seizures showed more extensive lesions and hemosiderin deposits in the piriform cortex. This model could be used to further explore possible biomarkers for epileptogenesis.
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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The Kainic Acid Models of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. eNeuro 2021; 8:ENEURO.0337-20.2021. [PMID: 33658312 PMCID: PMC8174050 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0337-20.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Experimental models of epilepsy are useful to identify potential mechanisms of epileptogenesis, seizure genesis, comorbidities, and treatment efficacy. The kainic acid (KA) model is one of the most commonly used. Several modes of administration of KA exist, each producing different effects in a strain-, species-, gender-, and age-dependent manner. In this review, we discuss the advantages and limitations of the various forms of KA administration (systemic, intrahippocampal, and intranasal), as well as the histologic, electrophysiological, and behavioral outcomes in different strains and species. We attempt a personal perspective and discuss areas where work is needed. The diversity of KA models and their outcomes offers researchers a rich palette of phenotypes, which may be relevant to specific traits found in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Lovisari F, Roncon P, Soukoupova M, Paolone G, Labasque M, Ingusci S, Falcicchia C, Marino P, Johnson M, Rossetti T, Petretto E, Leclercq K, Kaminski RM, Moyon B, Webster Z, Simonato M, Zucchini S. Implication of sestrin3 in epilepsy and its comorbidities. Brain Commun 2021; 3:fcaa130. [PMID: 33758823 PMCID: PMC7966953 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder affecting about 1% of the population worldwide. Epilepsy may arise as a result of acquired brain injury, or as a consequence of genetic predisposition. To date, genome-wide association studies and exome sequencing approaches have provided limited insights into the mechanisms of acquired brain injury. We have previously reported a pro-epileptic gene network, which is conserved across species, encoding inflammatory processes and positively regulated by sestrin3 (SESN3). In this study, we investigated the phenotype of SESN3 knock-out rats in terms of susceptibility to seizures and observed a significant delay in status epilepticus onset in SESN3 knock-out compared to control rats. This finding confirms previous in vitro and in vivo evidence indicating that SESN3 may favour occurrence and/or severity of seizures. We also analysed the phenotype of SESN3 knock-out rats for common comorbidities of epilepsy, i.e., anxiety, depression and cognitive impairment. SESN3 knock-out rats proved less anxious compared to control rats in a selection of behavioural tests. Taken together, the present results suggest that SESN3 may regulate mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of epilepsy and its comorbidities.
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- Francesca Lovisari
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Programme in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.,MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMC), Imperial College London, UK
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- Neuroscience TA, UCB Biopharma SPRL, Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- Es Cell and Transgenics, Medical Research Council, Imperial College London, UK
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- Es Cell and Transgenics, Medical Research Council, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy.,Division of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Pijet B, Konopka A, Rejmak E, Stefaniuk M, Khomiak D, Bulska E, Pikul S, Kaczmarek L. The matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor marimastat inhibits seizures in a model of kainic acid-induced status epilepticus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21314. [PMID: 33277582 PMCID: PMC7718901 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78341-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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An intra-hippocampus injection of kainic acid serves as a model of status epilepticus and the subsequent development of temporal lobe epilepsy. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is an enzyme that controls remodeling of the extracellular milieu under physiological and pathological conditions. In response to brain insult, MMP-9 contributes to pathological synaptic plasticity that may play a role in the progression of an epileptic condition. Marimastat is a metalloproteinase inhibitor that was tested in clinical trials of cancer. The present study assessed whether marimastat can impair the development of epilepsy. The inhibitory efficacy of marimastat was initially tested in neuronal cultures in vitro. As a marker substrate, we used nectin-3. Next, we investigated the blood–brain barrier penetration of marimastat using mass spectrometry and evaluated the therapeutic potential of marimastat against seizure outcomes. We found that marimastat inhibited the cleavage of nectin-3 in hippocampal neuronal cell cultures. Marimastat penetrated the blood–brain barrier and exerted an inhibitory effect on metalloproteinase activity in the brain. Finally, marimastat decreased some seizure parameters, such as seizure score and number, but did not directly affect status epilepticus. The long-term effects of marimastat were evident up to 6 weeks after kainic acid administration, in which marimastat still inhibited seizure duration.
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- Barbara Pijet
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Pikralida Sp. z o.o., Bukowska 70/b424, 60-812, Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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Bernard C. Circadian/multidien Molecular Oscillations and Rhythmicity of Epilepsy (MORE). Epilepsia 2020; 62 Suppl 1:S49-S68. [PMID: 33063860 DOI: 10.1111/epi.16716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The occurrence of seizures at specific times of the day has been consistently observed for centuries in individuals with epilepsy. Electrophysiological recordings provide evidence that seizures have a higher probability of occurring at a given time during the night and day cycle in individuals with epilepsy here referred to as the seizure rush hour. Which mechanisms underlie such circadian rhythmicity of seizures? Why don't they occur every day at the same time? Which mechanisms may underlie their occurrence outside the rush hour? In this commentary, I present a hypothesis: MORE - Molecular Oscillations and Rhythmicity of Epilepsy, a conceptual framework to study and understand the mechanisms underlying the circadian rhythmicity of seizures and their probabilistic nature. The core of the hypothesis is the existence of ~24-hour oscillations of gene and protein expression throughout the body in different cells and organs. The orchestrated molecular oscillations control the rhythmicity of numerous body events, such as feeding and sleep. The concept developed here is that molecular oscillations may favor seizure genesis at preferred times, generating the condition for a seizure rush hour. However, the condition is not sufficient, as other factors are necessary for a seizure to occur. Studying these molecular oscillations may help us understand seizure genesis mechanisms and find new therapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers. The MORE hypothesis can be generalized to comorbidities and the slower multidien (week/month period) rhythmicity of seizures, a phenomenon addressed in another article in this issue of Epilepsia.
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- Christophe Bernard
- Inserm, INS, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
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Peterson AR, Binder DK. Astrocyte Glutamate Uptake and Signaling as Novel Targets for Antiepileptogenic Therapy. Front Neurol 2020; 11:1006. [PMID: 33013665 PMCID: PMC7505989 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.01006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Astrocytes regulate and respond to extracellular glutamate levels in the central nervous system (CNS) via the Na+-dependent glutamate transporters glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) and glutamate aspartate transporter (GLAST) and the metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) 3 and mGluR5. Both impaired astrocytic glutamate clearance and changes in metabotropic glutamate signaling could contribute to the development of epilepsy. Dysregulation of astrocytic glutamate transporters, GLT-1 and GLAST, is a common finding across patients and preclinical seizure models. Astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly mGluR5, have been shown to be dysregulated in both humans and animal models of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In this review, we synthesize the available evidence regarding astrocytic glutamate homeostasis and astrocytic mGluRs in the development of epilepsy. Modulation of astrocyte glutamate uptake and/or mGluR activation could lead to novel glial therapeutics for epilepsy.
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- Allison R Peterson
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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Xu C, Yu J, Ruan Y, Wang Y, Chen Z. Decoding Circadian Rhythm and Epileptic Activities: Clues From Animal Studies. Front Neurol 2020; 11:751. [PMID: 32793110 PMCID: PMC7393483 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The relationship between circadian rhythm and epilepsy has been recognized for decades. Yet many questions underlying the complex mechanisms of their interaction remain elusive. A better understanding on this topic allows the development of accurate seizure-detection algorithm and alternative precise therapeutic strategies. Preclinical laboratory studies based on epileptic animal models, with controllable epileptogenic pathology and an array of intervention strategies, shed light on the bidirectional effects between circadian rhythm and epileptic seizures as well as their underlying mechanisms. Here, we reviewed findings on the interaction between circadian rhythm and epileptic seizures in the preclinical setting. We present the possible mechanisms at molecular, cellular and circuitry levels. We propose that future experimental designs should take into account the relationship between circadian rhythm and epilepsy as well as the underlying mechanisms in different types of animal models, which may have a translational significance as stepping stones for clinical benefits.
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- Cenglin Xu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Germonpré C, Proesmans S, Bouckaert C, Stevens L, Sprengers M, Vonck K, Carrette E, Wadman W, Boon P, Raedt R, De Herdt V. Acute symptomatic seizures following intracerebral hemorrhage in the rat collagenase model. Epilepsy Res 2020; 164:106364. [PMID: 32497986 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a known risk factor for the development of seizures, but little is known about the pathophysiology of seizures in the acute phase post-ICH and their influence on functional outcome. With the use of an animal model, the underlying pathophysiology could be further unraveled. The aim of our study was to optimize the rat collagenase stroke model for the detection of acute symptomatic seizures using video-EEG monitoring. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted with scalp electrodes and a craniotomy was made for later injection of collagenase. After one week of baseline video-EEG recording, rats were injected with 0.6 U collagenase in 0.7 μL saline in left striatum, in close proximity of the piriform cortex, and immediately reconnected to the video-EEG setup for 7 days. Occurrence of clinical and electrographic seizures was assessed and functional deficits were evaluated on several time points using the cylinder test, Neurological Deficit Scale (NDS) and forelimb placing test. At day 7 post-ICH, animals were euthanized. The volume and cortical involvement of the hemorrhage were assessed by histological examination of the brain tissue, using Cresyl violet stain. RESULTS Collagenase injection induced ICH in all animals with a mean volume of 27 mm³ (SEM 7 mm³, range 4-92 mm³). Functional deficits were present in all animals injected with collagenase (pre-ICH vs post-ICH, p < 0.001). Epileptic seizures occurred in 5/11 animals and started between 1 and 61 h after ICH induction. Behavioral changes were observed in 13/15 seizures. CONCLUSIONS Injecting rats with 0.6 U of collagenase is a useful model to study the occurrence of acute symptomatic seizures post-ICH as it results in ICH in all animals without mortality, 45% incidence of ICH-induced acute symptomatic seizures and measurable functional deficits.
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- 4BRAIN, Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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Melin E, Nanobashvili A, Avdic U, Gøtzsche CR, Andersson M, Woldbye DPD, Kokaia M. Disease Modification by Combinatorial Single Vector Gene Therapy: A Preclinical Translational Study in Epilepsy. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2019; 15:179-193. [PMID: 31660420 PMCID: PMC6807261 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2019.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gene therapy has been suggested as a plausible novel approach to achieve seizure control in patients with focal epilepsy that do not adequately respond to pharmacological treatment. We investigated the seizure-suppressant potential of combinatorial neuropeptide Y and Y2 receptor single vector gene therapy based on adeno-associated virus serotype 1 (AAV1) in rats. First, a dose-response study in the systemic kainate-induced acute seizure model was performed, whereby the 1012 genomic particles (gp)/mL titer of the vector was selected as an optimal concentration. Second, an efficacy study was performed in the intrahippocampal kainate chronic model of spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRSs), designed to reflect a likely clinical scenario, with magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided focal unilateral administration of the vector in the hippocampus during the chronic stage of the disease. The efficacy study demonstrated a favorable outcome of the gene therapy, with a 31% responder rate (more than 50% reduction in SRS frequency) and 13% seizure-freedom rate, whereas no such effects were observed in the control animals. The inter-SRS and SRS cluster intervals were also significantly prolonged in the treated group compared to controls. In addition, the SRS duration was significantly reduced in the treated group but not in the controls. This study establishes the SRS-suppressant ability of the single vector combinatorial neuropeptide Y/Y2 receptor gene therapy in a clinically relevant chronic model of epilepsy.
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- Esbjörn Melin
- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.,CombiGene AB, Medicon Village, Scheelevägen 2, 223 81 Lund, Sweden
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- CombiGene AB, Medicon Village, Scheelevägen 2, 223 81 Lund, Sweden.,Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Center for Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Center for Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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Peterson AR, Binder DK. Regulation of Synaptosomal GLT-1 and GLAST during Epileptogenesis. Neuroscience 2019; 411:185-201. [PMID: 31158434 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Astrocytes regulate extracellular glutamate homeostasis in the central nervous system through the Na+-dependent glutamate transporters glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) and glutamate aspartate transporter (GLAST). Impaired astrocyte glutamate uptake could contribute to the development of epilepsy but the regulation of glutamate transporters in epilepsy is not well understood. In this study, we investigate the expression of GLT-1 and GLAST in the mouse intrahippocampal kainic acid (IHKA) model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We used immunohistochemistry, synaptosomal fractionation and Western blot analysis at 1, 3, 7 and 30 days post-IHKA induced status epilepticus (SE) to examine changes in GLT-1 and GLAST immunoreactivity and synaptosomal expression during the development of epilepsy. We found a significant upregulation in GLT-1 immunoreactivity at 1 and 3 days post-IHKA in the ipsilateral dorsal hippocampus. However, GLT-1 immunoreactivity and synaptosomal protein levels were significantly downregulated at 7 days post-IHKA in the ipsilateral hippocampus, a time point corresponding to the onset of spontaneous seizures in this model. GLAST immunoreactivity was increased in specific layers at 1 and 3 days post-IHKA in the ipsilateral hippocampus. GLAST synaptosomal protein levels were significantly elevated at 30 days compared to 7 days post-IHKA in the ipsilateral hippocampus. Our findings suggest that astrocytic glutamate transporter dysregulation could contribute to the development of epilepsy.
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- Allison R Peterson
- Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions, Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions, Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
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Noè F, Cattalini A, Vila Verde D, Alessi C, Colciaghi F, Figini M, Zucca I, de Curtis M. Epileptiform activity contralateral to unilateral hippocampal sclerosis does not cause the expression of brain damage markers. Epilepsia 2019; 60:1184-1199. [PMID: 31111475 DOI: 10.1111/epi.15611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with epilepsy often ask if recurrent seizures harm their brain and aggravate their epileptic condition. This crucial question has not been specifically addressed by dedicated experiments. We analyze here if intense bilateral seizure activity induced by local injection of kainic acid (KA) in the right hippocampus produces brain damage in the left hippocampus. METHODS Adult guinea pigs were bilaterally implanted with hippocampal electrodes for continuous video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring. Unilateral injection of 1 μg KA in the dorsal CA1 area induced nonconvulsive status epilepticus (ncSE) characterized by bilateral hippocampal seizure discharges. This treatment resulted in selective unilateral sclerosis of the KA-injected hippocampus. Three days after KA injection, the animals were killed, and the brains were submitted to ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and were processed for immunohistochemical analysis. RESULTS During ncSE, epileptiform activity was recorded for 27.6 ± 19.1 hours in both the KA-injected and contralateral hippocampi. Enhanced T1-weighted MR signal due to gadolinium deposition, mean diffusivity reduction, neuronal loss, gliosis, and blood-brain barrier permeability changes was observed exclusively in the KA-injected hippocampus. Despite the presence of a clear unilateral hippocampal sclerosis at the site of KA injection, no structural alterations were detected by MR and immunostaining analysis performed in the hippocampus contralateral to KA injection 3 days and 2 months after ncSE induction. Fluoro-Jade and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining at the same time points confirmed the absence of degenerating cells in the hippocampi contralateral to KA injection. SIGNIFICANCE We demonstrate that intense epileptiform activity during ncSE does not cause obvious brain damage in the hippocampus contralateral to unilateral hippocampal KA injection. These findings argue against the hypothesis that epileptiform activity per se contributes to focal brain injury in previously undamaged cortical regions.
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- Francesco Noè
- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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Van Lysebettens W, Vonck K, Larsen LE, Sprengers M, Carrette E, Bouckaert C, Delbeke J, Jan Wadman W, Boon P, Raedt R. Hypothermia Masks Most of the Effects of Rapid Cycling VNS on Rat Hippocampal Electrophysiology. Int J Neural Syst 2019; 29:1950008. [PMID: 30961408 DOI: 10.1142/s0129065719500084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AIM. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) modulates hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) electrophysiology and induces hypothermia in freely moving rats. This study evaluated whether hippocampal (CA1) electrophysiology is similarly modulated and to what extent this is associated with VNS-induced hypothermia. METHODS. Six freely moving rats received a first 4h session of rapid cycling VNS (7s on/18s off), while CA1 evoked potentials, EEG and core temperature were recorded. In a second 4h session, external heating was applied during the 3rd and 4thh of VNS counteracting VNS-induced hypothermia. RESULTS. VNS decreased the slope of the field excitatory postsynaptic potential (fEPSP), increased the population spike (PS) amplitude and latency, decreased theta (4-12Hz) and gamma (30-100Hz) band power and theta peak frequency. Normalizing body temperature during VNS through external heating abolished the effects completely for fEPSP slope, PS latency and gamma band power, partially for theta band power and theta peak frequency and inverted the effect on PS amplitude. CONCLUSIONS. Rapid cycle VNS modulates CA1 electrophysiology similarly to DG, suggesting a wide-spread VNS-induced effect on hippocampal electrophysiology. Normalizing core temperature elucidated that VNS-induced hypothermia directly influences several electrophysiological parameters but also masks a VNS-induced reduction in neuronal excitability.
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- Wouter Van Lysebettens
- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium www.ugent.be
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Long Y, Zhuang K, Ji Z, Han Y, Fei Y, Zheng W, Song Z, Yang H. 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Exhibits Anti-seizure Effects by Mediating the Netrin-G1-KATP Signaling Pathway in Epilepsy. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:994-1004. [PMID: 30805800 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02734-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. The glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been reported to exert antiepileptic effects by upregulating KATP subunits (kir6.1 and kir6.2). We evaluated whether 2-DG exhibits anti-seizure effect by mediating the netrin-G1-KATP signaling pathway in epilepsy. In a mouse epilepsy model induced by lithium chloride-pilocarpine, 2-DG intervention increased the mRNA and protein expression levels of kir6.1 and kir6.2, and these increases were significantly reversed after knocking down netrin-G1 expression. Similarly, in cultured neurons with a magnesium-free medium, we found that the frequency of spontaneous postsynaptic potentials (SP) was increased, and in the meanwhile, expression levels of kir6.1 and kir6.2 were increased after pretreatment with 2DG. These effects were remarkably reversed after knocking down netrin-G1. Thus, our findings show that 2DG exhibits anti-seizure effects through the netrin-G1-KATP signaling pathway.
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- Yuming Long
- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Dynamic and Sex-Specific Changes in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activity and Excitability in a Mouse Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. eNeuro 2018; 5:eN-NWR-0273-18. [PMID: 30255128 PMCID: PMC6153338 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0273-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Reproductive endocrine disorders are prominent comorbidities of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in both men and women. The neural mechanisms underlying these comorbidities remain unclear, but hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons may be involved. Here, we report the first direct demonstrations of aberrant GnRH neuron function in an animal model of epilepsy. Recordings of GnRH neuron firing and excitability were made in acute mouse brain slices prepared two months after intrahippocampal injection of kainate (KA) or control saline, a well-established TLE model in which most females develop comorbid estrous cycle disruption. GnRH neurons from control females showed elevated firing and excitability on estrus compared with diestrus. By contrast, cells from KA-injected females that developed prolonged, disrupted estrous cycles (KA-long) showed the reverse pattern. Firing rates of cells from KA-injected females that maintained regular cycles (KA-regular) were not different from controls on diestrus, but were reduced on estrus. In KA-injected males, only GnRH neurons in the medial septum displayed elevated firing. In contrast to the diestrus versus estrus and sex-specific changes in firing, GnRH neuron intrinsic excitability was elevated in all KA-injected groups, indicating a role for afferent synaptic and neuromodulatory inputs in shaping overall changes in firing activity. Furthermore, KA-injected females showed cycle-stage-specific changes in circulating sex steroids on diestrus and estrus that also differed between KA-long and KA-regular groups. Together, these findings reveal that the effects of epilepsy on the neural control of reproduction are dynamic across the estrous cycle, distinct in association with comorbid estrous cycle disruption severity, and sex-specific.
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Chi Y, Wu B, Guan J, Xiao K, Lu Z, Li X, Xu Y, Xue S, Xu Q, Rao J, Guo Y. Establishment of a rhesus monkey model of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy using repetitive unilateral intra-amygdala kainic acid injections. Brain Res Bull 2017; 134:273-282. [PMID: 28842304 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a common type of acquired epilepsy refractory to medical treatment. As such, establishing animal models of this disease is critical to developing new and effective treatment modalities. Because of their small head size, rodents are not suitable for comprehensive electroencephalography (EEG) evaluation via scalp or subdural electrodes. Therefore, a larger primate model that closely recapitulates signs of TLE is needed; here we describe a rhesus monkey model resembling chronic TLE. METHODS Eight monkeys were divided into two groups: kainic acid (KA) group (n=6) and saline control group (n=2). Intra-amygdala KA injections were performed biweekly via an Ommaya device until obvious epileptiform discharges were recorded. Video-EEG recording was conducted intermittently throughout the experiment using both scalp and subdural electrodes. Brains were then analyzed for Nissl and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) immunostaining. RESULTS After 2-4 injections of KA (approximately 1.2-2.4mg, 0.12-0.24mg/kg), interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) were recorded in all KA-treated animals. Spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRSs) accompanied by symptoms mimicking temporal lobe absence (undetectable without EEG recording), but few mild motor signs, were recorded in 66.7% (four of six) KA-treated animals. Both IEDs and seizures indicated a primary epileptic zone in the right temporal region and contralateral discharges were later detected. Segmental pyramidal cell loss and gliosis were detected in the brain of a KA-treated monkey. CONCLUSIONS Through a modified protocol of unilateral repetitive intra-amygdala KA injections, a rhesus monkey model with similar behavioral and brain electrical features as TLE was developed.
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- Yajie Chi
- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Shunde Heping Surgical Hospital of GUCM, Foshan, 528308, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, Guangzhou, 510282, China.
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- The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China.
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Neumann AR, Raedt R, Steenland HW, Sprengers M, Bzymek K, Navratilova Z, Mesina L, Xie J, Lapointe V, Kloosterman F, Vonck K, Boon PAJM, Soltesz I, McNaughton BL, Luczak A. Involvement of fast-spiking cells in ictal sequences during spontaneous seizures in rats with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain 2017; 140:2355-2369. [PMID: 29050390 PMCID: PMC6248724 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awx179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
See Lenck-Santini (doi:10.1093/awx205) for a scientific commentary on this article. Epileptic seizures represent altered neuronal network dynamics, but the temporal evolution and cellular substrates of the neuronal activity patterns associated with spontaneous seizures are not fully understood. We used simultaneous recordings from multiple neurons in the hippocampus and neocortex of rats with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy to demonstrate that subsets of cells discharge in a highly stereotypical sequential pattern during ictal events, and that these stereotypical patterns were reproducible across consecutive seizures. In contrast to the canonical view that principal cell discharges dominate ictal events, the ictal sequences were predominantly composed of fast-spiking, putative inhibitory neurons, which displayed unusually strong coupling to local field potential even before seizures. The temporal evolution of activity was characterized by unique dynamics where the most correlated neuronal pairs before seizure onset displayed the largest increases in correlation strength during the seizures. These results demonstrate the selective involvement of fast spiking interneurons in structured temporal sequences during spontaneous ictal events in hippocampal and neocortical circuits in experimental models of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Adam R Neumann
- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
- Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
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- Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium
- VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Brain and Cognition Research unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, and Stanford Neurosciences Institute,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California at
Irvine, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural
Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4,
Canada
- Department of Neurosurgery, and Stanford Neurosciences Institute,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Kienzler-Norwood F, Costard L, Sadangi C, Müller P, Neubert V, Bauer S, Rosenow F, Norwood BA. A novel animal model of acquired human temporal lobe epilepsy based on the simultaneous administration of kainic acid and lorazepam. Epilepsia 2017; 58:222-230. [PMID: 28157273 DOI: 10.1111/epi.13579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Kainic acid (KA) is a potent glutamate analog that is used to induce neurodegeneration and model temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in rodents. KA reliably induces severe, prolonged seizures, that is, convulsive status epilepticus (cSE), which is typically fatal without pharmacologic intervention. Although the use of KA to model human epilepsy has proven unquestionably valuable for >30 years, significant variability and mortality continue to confound results. These issues are probably the consequence of cSE, an all-or-nothing response that is inherently capricious and uncontrollable. The relevance of cSE to the human condition is dubious, however, as most patients with epilepsy never experienced it. We sought to develop a simple, KA-based animal model of TLE that avoids cSE and its confounds. METHODS Adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats received coincident subcutaneous injections of KA (5 mg) and lorazepam (0.25 mg), approximately 15.0 and 0.75 mg/kg, respectively. Continuous video-electroencephalography (EEG) was used to monitor acute seizure activity and detect spontaneous seizures. Immunocytochemistry, Fluoro-Jade B staining, and Timm staining were used to characterize both acute and chronic neuropathology. RESULTS Acutely, focal hippocampal seizures were induced, which began after about 30 min and were self-terminating after a few hours. Widespread hippocampal neurodegeneration was detected after 4 days. Spontaneous, focal hippocampal seizures began after an average of 12 days in all animals. Classic hippocampal sclerosis and mossy fiber sprouting characterized the long-term neuropathology. Morbidity and mortality rates were both 0%. SIGNIFICANCE We show here that the effects of systemic KA can be limited to the hippocampus simply with coadministration of a benzodiazepine at a low dose. This means that lorazepam can block convulsive seizures without truly stopping seizure activity. This novel, cSE-free animal model reliably mimics the defining characteristics of acquired mesial TLE: hippocampal sclerosis and spontaneous hippocampal-onset seizures after a prolonged seizure-free period, without significant morbidity, mortality, or nonresponders.
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- Friederike Kienzler-Norwood
- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Expesicor LLC, Kalispell, Montana, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center-Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Expesicor LLC, Kalispell, Montana, U.S.A
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Bar-Klein G, Klee R, Brandt C, Bankstahl M, Bascuñana P, Töllner K, Dalipaj H, Bankstahl JP, Friedman A, Löscher W. Isoflurane prevents acquired epilepsy in rat models of temporal lobe epilepsy. Ann Neurol 2017; 80:896-908. [PMID: 27761920 DOI: 10.1002/ana.24804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Acquired epilepsy is a devastating long-term risk of various brain insults, including trauma, stroke, infections, and status epilepticus (SE). There is no preventive treatment for patients at risk. Attributable to the complex alterations involved in epileptogenesis, it is likely that multitargeted approaches are required for epilepsy prevention. We report novel preclinical findings with isoflurane, which exerts various nonanesthetic effects that may be relevant for antiepileptogenesis. METHODS The effects of isoflurane were investigated in two rat models of SE-induced epilepsy: intrahippocampal kainate and systemic administration of paraoxon. Isoflurane was either administered during (kainate) or after (paraoxon) induction of SE. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to assess blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction. Positron emission tomography was used to visualize neuroinflammation. Long-term electrocorticographic recordings were used to monitor spontaneous recurrent seizures. Neuronal damage was assessed histologically. RESULTS In the absence of isoflurane, spontaneous recurrent seizures were common in the majority of rats in both models. When isoflurane was administered during kainate injection, duration and severity of SE were not affected, but only few rats developed spontaneous recurrent seizures. A similar antiepileptogenic effect was found when paraoxon-treated rats were exposed to isoflurane after SE. Moreover, in the latter model, isoflurane prevented BBB dysfunction and neurodegeneration, whereas isoflurane reduced neuroinflammation in the kainate model. INTERPRETATION Given that isoflurane is a widely used volatile anesthetic, and is used for inhalational long-term sedation in critically ill patients at risk to develop epilepsy, our findings hold a promising potential to be successfully translated into the clinic. Ann Neurol 2016;80:896-908.
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- Guy Bar-Klein
- Departments of Physiology and Cell Biology, Cognitive and Brain Sciences, the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Departments of Physiology and Cell Biology, Cognitive and Brain Sciences, the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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Bielefeld P, Sierra A, Encinas JM, Maletic-Savatic M, Anderson A, Fitzsimons CP. A Standardized Protocol for Stereotaxic Intrahippocampal Administration of Kainic Acid Combined with Electroencephalographic Seizure Monitoring in Mice. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:160. [PMID: 28405182 PMCID: PMC5370320 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Lack of scientific reproducibility is a growing concern and weak experimental practices may contribute to irreproducibility. Here, we describe an optimized and versatile protocol for stereotaxic intrahippocampal administration of Kainic Acid (KA) in mice with a C57Bl6 background. In this protocol, KA administration is combined with in vivo recording of neuronal activity with wired and wireless setups. Following our protocol, KA administration results in a robust dose-dependent induction of low-level epileptiform activity or Status Epilepticus (SE) and induces previously characterized hallmarks of seizure-associated pathology. The procedure consists of three main steps: Craniotomy, stereotaxic administration of KA, and placement of recording electrodes in intrahippocampal, and subdural locations. This protocol offers extended possibilities compared to the systemic administration of KA, as it allows the researcher to accurately regulate the local dose of KA and resulting seizure activity, and permits the use and study of convulsive and non-convulsive KA doses, resulting in higher reproducibility and lower inter-individual variability and mortality rates. Caution should be taken when translating this procedure to different strains of mice as inter-strain sensitivity to KA has been described before. The procedure can be performed in ~1 h by a trained researcher, while intrahippocampal administration of KA without placing recording electrodes can be done in 25 min, and can be easily adapted to the titrated intrahippocampal administration of other drugs.
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- Pascal Bielefeld
- Neuroscience Program, Faculty of Sciences, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Achucarro Basque Center for NeuroscienceZamudio, Spain; Ikerbasque FoundationBilbao, Spain; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)Leioa, Spain
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- Achucarro Basque Center for NeuroscienceZamudio, Spain; Ikerbasque FoundationBilbao, Spain; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)Leioa, Spain
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- Baylor College of Medicine, The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Faculty of Sciences, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Klee R, Brandt C, Töllner K, Löscher W. Various modifications of the intrahippocampal kainate model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in rats fail to resolve the marked rat-to-mouse differences in type and frequency of spontaneous seizures in this model. Epilepsy Behav 2017; 68:129-140. [PMID: 28167446 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of acquired epilepsy in adults. TLE can develop after diverse brain insults, including traumatic brain injury, infections, stroke, or prolonged status epilepticus (SE). Post-SE rodent models of TLE are widely used to understand mechanisms of epileptogenesis and develop treatments for epilepsy prevention. In this respect, the intrahippocampal kainate model of TLE in mice is of interest, because highly frequent spontaneous electrographic seizures develop in the kainate focus, allowing evaluation of both anti-seizure and anti-epileptogenic effects of novel drugs with only short EEG recording periods, which is not possible in any other model of TLE, including the intrahippocampal kainate model in rats. In the present study, we investigated whether the marked mouse-to-rat difference in occurrence and frequency of spontaneous seizures is due to a species difference or to technical variables, such as anesthesia during kainate injection, kainate dose, or location of kainate injection and EEG electrode in the hippocampus. When, as in the mouse model, anesthesia was used during kainate injection, only few rats developed epilepsy, although severity or duration of SE was not affected by isoflurane. In contrast, most rats developed epilepsy when kainate was injected without anesthesia. However, frequent electrographic seizures as observed in mice did not occur in rats, irrespective of location of kainate injection (CA1, CA3) or EEG recording electrode (CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus) or dose of kainate injected. These data indicate marked phenotypic differences between mice and rats in this model. Further studies should explore the mechanisms underlying this species difference.
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- Rebecca Klee
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany, and Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany, and Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany, and Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany, and Center for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany.
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Radu BM, Epureanu FB, Radu M, Fabene PF, Bertini G. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in clinical and experimental epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2017; 131:15-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Long-Term Intake of Uncaria rhynchophylla Reduces S100B and RAGE Protein Levels in Kainic Acid-Induced Epileptic Seizures Rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2017; 2017:9732854. [PMID: 28386293 PMCID: PMC5343263 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9732854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Epileptic seizures are crucial clinical manifestations of recurrent neuronal discharges in the brain. An imbalance between the excitatory and inhibitory neuronal discharges causes brain damage and cell loss. Herbal medicines offer alternative treatment options for epilepsy because of their low cost and few side effects. We established a rat epilepsy model by injecting kainic acid (KA, 12 mg/kg, i.p.) and subsequently investigated the effect of Uncaria rhynchophylla (UR) and its underlying mechanisms. Electroencephalogram and epileptic behaviors revealed that the KA injection induced epileptic seizures. Following KA injection, S100B levels increased in the hippocampus. This phenomenon was attenuated by the oral administration of UR and valproic acid (VA, 250 mg/kg). Both drugs significantly reversed receptor potentiation for advanced glycation end product proteins. Rats with KA-induced epilepsy exhibited no increase in the expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, and chemokine receptor type 2, which play a role in inflammation. Our results provide novel and detailed mechanisms, explaining the role of UR in KA-induced epileptic seizures in hippocampal CA1 neurons.
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Dynamic causal modelling of seizure activity in a rat model. Neuroimage 2016; 146:518-532. [PMID: 27639356 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This paper presents a physiological account of seizure activity and its evolution over time using a rat model of induced epilepsy. We analyse spectral activity recorded in the hippocampi of three rats who received kainic acid injections in the right hippocampus. We use dynamic causal modelling of seizure activity and Bayesian model reduction to identify the key synaptic and connectivity parameters that underlie seizure onset. Using recent advances in hierarchical modelling (parametric empirical Bayes), we characterise seizure onset in terms of slow fluctuations in synaptic excitability of specific neuronal populations. Our results suggest differences in the pathophysiology - of seizure activity in the lesioned versus the non-lesioned hippocampus - with pronounced changes in excitation-inhibition balance and temporal summation on the lesioned side. In particular, our analyses suggest that marked reductions in the synaptic time constant of the deep pyramidal cells and the self-inhibition of inhibitory interneurons (in the lesioned hippocampus) are sufficient to explain changes in spectral activity. Although these synaptic changes are consistent over rats, the resulting electrophysiological phenotype can be quite diverse.
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Yang AC, Meng DW, Liu HG, Shi L, Zhang K, Qiao H, Yang LC, Hao HW, Li LM, Zhang JG. The ability of anterior thalamic signals to predict seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy in kainate-treated rats. Epilepsia 2016; 57:1369-76. [PMID: 27481634 DOI: 10.1111/epi.13469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the local field potential (LFP) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) of epileptic rats using the Generic Osorio-Frei algorithm (GOFA), and to determine the ability of the ANT LFP to predict clinical seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy. METHODS GOFA is an advanced real-time technique used to detect and predict seizures. In this article, GOFA was utilized to process the electrical signals of ANT and the motor cortex recorded in 12 rat models of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) induced via the injection of kainic acid into the unilateral hippocampus. The electroencephalography (EEG) data included (1) 161 clinical seizures (each contained a 10-min segment) involving the ANT and cortical regions and (2) one hundred three 10-min segments of randomly selected interictal (no seizure) data. RESULTS Minimal false-positives (0.51 ± 0.36/h) and no false-negatives were detected based on the ANT LFP data processed using GOFA. In ANT LFP, the delay from electrographic onset (EO) to automated onset (AO) was 1.24 ± 0.47 s, and the delay from AO to clinical onset (CO) was 7.73 ± 3.23 s. The AO time occurred significantly earlier in the ANT than in the cortex (p = 0.001). In 75.2% of the clinical onsets predicted by ANT LFP, it was 1.37 ± 0.82 s ahead of the prediction of cortical potentials (CPs), and the remainder were 0.84 ± 0.31 s slower than the prediction of CPs. SIGNIFICANCE ANT LFP appears to be an optimal option for the prediction of seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy. It was possible to upgrade the responsive neurostimulation system to emit electrical stimulation in response to the prediction of epileptic seizures based on the changes in the ANT LFP.
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- An-Chao Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Man-Machine and Environmental Engineering, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Man-Machine and Environmental Engineering, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Man-Machine and Environmental Engineering, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Jefferys J, Steinhäuser C, Bedner P. Chemically-induced TLE models: Topical application. J Neurosci Methods 2016; 260:53-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Rocha AKADA, de Lima E, do Amaral FG, Peres R, Cipolla-Neto J, Amado D. Pilocarpine-induced epilepsy alters the expression and daily variation of the nuclear receptor RORα in the hippocampus of rats. Epilepsy Behav 2016; 55:38-46. [PMID: 26731717 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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It is widely known that there is an increase in the inflammatory responses and oxidative stress in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Further, the seizures follow a circadian rhythmicity. Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) is related to anti-inflammatory and antioxidant enzyme expression and is part of the machinery of the biological clock and circadian rhythms. However, the participation of RORα in this neurological disorder has not been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the RORα mRNA and protein content profiles in the hippocampus of rats submitted to a pilocarpine-induced epilepsy model at different time points throughout the 24-h light-dark cycle analyzing the influence of the circadian rhythm in the expression pattern during the acute, silent, and chronic phases of the experimental model. Real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry results showed that RORα mRNA and protein expressions were globally reduced in both acute and silent phases of the pilocarpine model. However, 60days after the pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (chronic phase), the mRNA expression was similar to the control except for the time point 3h after the lights were turned off, and no differences were found in immunohistochemistry. Our results indicate that the status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine is able to change the expression and daily variation of RORα in the rat hippocampal area during the acute and silent phases. These findings enhance our understanding of the circadian pattern present in seizures as well as facilitate strategies for the treatment of seizures.
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Science, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Science, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Science, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Science, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Thyrion L, Raedt R, Portelli J, Van Loo P, Wadman WJ, Glorieux G, Lambrecht BN, Janssens S, Vonck K, Boon P. Uric acid is released in the brain during seizure activity and increases severity of seizures in a mouse model for acute limbic seizures. Exp Neurol 2016; 277:244-251. [PMID: 26774005 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recent evidence points at an important role of endogenous cell-damage induced pro-inflammatory molecules in the generation of epileptic seizures. Uric acid, under the form of monosodium urate crystals, has shown to have pro-inflammatory properties in the body, but less is known about its role in seizure generation. This study aimed to unravel the contribution of uric acid to seizure generation in a mouse model for acute limbic seizures. We measured extracellular levels of uric acid in the brain and modulated them using complementary pharmacological and genetic tools. Local extracellular uric acid levels increased three to four times during acute limbic seizures and peaked between 50 and 100 min after kainic acid infusion. Manipulating uric acid levels through administration of allopurinol or knock-out of urate oxidase significantly altered the number of generalized seizures, decreasing and increasing them by a twofold respectively. Taken together, our results consistently show that uric acid is released during limbic seizures and suggest that uric acid facilitates seizure generalization.
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- Lisa Thyrion
- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology (LCEN3), Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology (LCEN3), Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology (LCEN3), Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Center for Neurosciences C4N, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Analysis & Drug Information, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Building G, Room G.103, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology (LCEN3), Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 0K12, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Unit Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Inflammation Research Center, 'Fiers-Schell-Van Montagu' Building, Technologiepark 927, Zwijnaarde, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Unit Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Inflammation Research Center, 'Fiers-Schell-Van Montagu' Building, Technologiepark 927, Zwijnaarde, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology (LCEN3), Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology and Neuropsychology (LCEN3), Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok B, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Relationship between seizure frequency and number of neuronal and non-neuronal cells in the hippocampus throughout the life of rats with epilepsy. Brain Res 2016; 1634:179-186. [PMID: 26764534 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The relationship between seizure frequency and cell death has been a subject of controversy. To tackle this issue, we determined the frequency of seizures and the total number of hippocampal cells throughout the life of rats with epilepsy using the pilocarpine model. Seizure frequency varied in animals with epilepsy according to which period of life they were in, with a progressive increase in the number of seizures until 180 days (sixth months) of epileptic life followed by a decrease (330 days-eleventh month) and subsequently stabilization of seizures. Cell counts by means of isotropic fractionation showed a reduction in the number of hippocampal neuronal cells following 30, 90, 180 and 360 days of spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS) in rats compared to their controls (about 25%-30% of neuronal cell reduction). In addition, animals with 360 days of SRS showed a reduction in the number of neuronal cells when compared with animals with 90 and 180 days of seizures. The total number of hippocampal non-neuronal cells was reduced in rats with epilepsy after 30 days of SRS, but no significant alteration was observed on the 90th, 180th and 360th days. The total number of neuronal cells was negatively correlated with seizure frequency, indicating an association between occurrence of epileptic seizures throughout life and neuronal loss. In sum, our results add novel data to the literature concerning the time-course of SRS and hippocampal cell number throughout epileptic life.
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Ledri LN, Melin E, Christiansen SH, Gøtzsche CR, Cifra A, Woldbye DPD, Kokaia M. Translational approach for gene therapy in epilepsy: Model system and unilateral overexpression of neuropeptide Y and Y2 receptors. Neurobiol Dis 2015; 86:52-61. [PMID: 26607785 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2015.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Although novel treatment strategies based on the gene therapy approach for epilepsy has been encouraging, there is still a gap in demonstrating a proof-of-concept in a clinically relevant animal model and study design. In the present study, a conceptually novel framework reflecting a plausible clinical trial for gene therapy of temporal lobe epilepsy was explored: We investigated (i) whether the post intrahippocampal kainate-induced status epilepticus (SE) model of chronic epilepsy in rats could be clinically relevant; and (ii) whether a translationally designed neuropeptide Y (NPY)/Y2 receptor-based gene therapy approach targeting only the seizure-generating focus unilaterally can decrease seizure frequency in this chronic model of epilepsy. Our data suggest that the intrahippocampal kainate model resembles the disease development of human chronic mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE): (i) spontaneous seizures originate in the sclerotic hippocampus; (ii) only a part of the animals develops chronic epilepsy; (iii) animals show largely variable seizure frequency that (iv) tends to progressively increase over time. Despite significant hippocampal degeneration caused by the kainate injection, the use of MRI allowed targeting the recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) vectors encoding NPY and Y2 receptor genes to the remaining dorsal and ventral hippocampal areas ipsilateral to the kainate injection. Continuous video-EEG monitoring demonstrated not only prevention of the progressive increase in seizure frequency in rAAV-NPY/Y2 treated animals as compared to the controls, but even 45% decrease of seizure frequency in 80% of the epileptic animals. This translationally designed study in a clinically relevant model of epilepsy suggests that simultaneous overexpression of NPY and Y2 receptors unilaterally in the seizure focus is a relevant and promising approach that can be further validated in more extensive preclinical studies to develop a future treatment strategy for severe, often pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy cases that cannot be offered alternative therapeutic options.
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- Litsa Nikitidou Ledri
- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Nørregade 10, 1017 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Nørregade 10, 1017 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Nørregade 10, 1017 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Epilepsy Centre, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 17, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
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Read MI, McCann DM, Millen RN, Harrison JC, Kerr DS, Sammut IA. Progressive development of cardiomyopathy following altered autonomic activity in status epilepticus. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 309:H1554-64. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00256.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Seizures are associated with altered autonomic activity, which has been implicated in the development of cardiac dysfunction and structural damage. This study aimed to investigate the involvement of the autonomic nervous system in seizure-induced cardiomyopathy. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (320–350 g) were implanted with EEG/ECG electrodes to allow simultaneous telemetric recordings during seizures induced by intrahippocampal (2 nmol, 1 μl/min) kainic acid and monitored for 7 days. Seizure activity occurred in conjunction with increased heart rate (20%), blood pressure (25%), and QTc prolongation (15%). This increased sympathetic activity was confirmed by the presence of raised plasma noradrenaline levels at 3 h post-seizure induction. By 48 h post-seizure induction, sympathovagal balance was shifted in favor of sympathetic dominance, as indicated by both heart rate variability (LF/HF ratio of 3.5 ± 1.0) and pharmacological autonomic blockade. Functional cardiac deficits were evident at 7 and 28 days, as demonstrated by echocardiography showing a decreased ejection fraction (14% compared with control, P < 0.05) and dilated cardiomyopathy present at 28 days following seizure induction. Histological changes, including cardiomyocyte vacuolization, cardiac fibrosis, and inflammatory cell infiltration, were evident within 48 h of seizure induction and remained present for up to 28 days. These structural changes most probably contributed to an increased susceptibility to aconitine-induced arrhythmias. This study confirms that prolonged seizure activity results in acute and chronic alterations in cardiovascular control, leading to a deterioration in cardiac structure and function. This study further supports the need for modulation of sympathetic activity as a promising therapeutic approach in seizure-induced cardiomyopathy.
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- Morgayn I. Read
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Tchekalarova J, Moyanova S, Fusco AD, Ngomba RT. The role of the melatoninergic system in epilepsy and comorbid psychiatric disorders. Brain Res Bull 2015; 119:80-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Van Nieuwenhuyse B, Raedt R, Sprengers M, Dauwe I, Gadeyne S, Carrette E, Delbeke J, Wadman WJ, Boon P, Vonck K. The systemic kainic acid rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy: Long-term EEG monitoring. Brain Res 2015; 1627:1-11. [PMID: 26381287 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Animal models reproducing the characteristics of human epilepsy are essential for the elucidation of the pathophysiological mechanisms. In epilepsy research there is ongoing debate on whether the epileptogenic process is a continuous process rather than a step function. The aim of this study was to assess progression of epileptogenesis over the long term and to evaluate possible correlations between SE duration and severity with the disease progression in the kainic acid model. Rats received repeated KA injections (5mg/kg) until a self-sustained SE was elicited. Continuous depth EEG recording started before KA injection and continued for 30 weeks. Mean seizure rate progression could be expressed as a sigmoid function and increased from 1 ± 0.2 seizures per day during the second week after SE to 24.4 ± 6.4 seizures per day during week 30. Seizure rate progressed to a plateau phase 122 ± 9 days after SE. However, the individual seizure rate during this plateau phase varied between 14.5 seizures and 48.6 seizures per day. A circadian rhythm in seizure occurrence was observed in all rats. Histological characterization of damage to the dentate gyrus in the KA treated rats confirmed the presence of astrogliosis and aberrant mossy fiber sprouting in the dentate gyrus. This long-term EEG monitoring study confirms that epileptogenesis is a continuous process rather than a step function.
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- B Van Nieuwenhuyse
- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, and Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Immediate Epileptogenesis after Kainate-Induced Status Epilepticus in C57BL/6J Mice: Evidence from Long Term Continuous Video-EEG Telemetry. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131705. [PMID: 26161754 PMCID: PMC4498886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The C57BL/6J mouse as a model of seizure/epilepsy is challenging due to high mortality and huge variability in response to kainate. We have recently demonstrated that repeated administration of a low dose of kainate by intraperitoneal route can induce severe status epilepticus (SE) with 94% survival rate. In the present study, based on continuous video-EEG recording for 4-18 weeks from epidurally implanted electrodes on the cortex, we demonstrate that this method also induces immediate epileptogenesis (<1-5 days post-SE). This finding was based on identification of two types of spontaneous recurrent seizures; behavioral convulsive seizures (CS) and electrographic nonconvulsive seizures (NCS). The identification of the spontaneous CS, stage 3-5 types, was based on the behaviors (video) that were associated with the EEG characteristics (stage 3-5 epileptiform spikes), the power spectrum, and the activity counts. The electrographic NCS identification was based on the stage 1-2 epileptiform spike clusters on the EEG and their associated power spectrum. Severe SE induced immediate epileptogenesis in all the mice. The maximum numbers of spontaneous CS were observed during the first 4-6 weeks of the SE and they decreased thereafter. Mild SE also induced immediate epileptogenesis in some mice but the CS were less frequent. In both the severe and the mild SE groups, the spontaneous electrographic NCS persisted throughout the 18 weeks observation period, and therefore this could serve as a chronic model for complex seizures. However, unlike rat kainate models, the C57BL/6J mouse kainate model is a unique regressive CS model of epilepsy. Further studies are required to understand the mechanism of recovery from spontaneous CS in this model, which could reveal novel therapeutic targets for epilepsy.
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Gorter JA, van Vliet EA, Lopes da Silva FH. Which insights have we gained from the kindling and post-status epilepticus models? J Neurosci Methods 2015; 260:96-108. [PMID: 25842270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Experimental animal epilepsy research got a big boost since the discovery that daily mild and short (seconds) tetanic stimulations in selected brain regions led to seizures with increasing duration and severity. This model that was developed by Goddard (1967) became known as the kindling model for epileptogenesis and has become a widely used model for temporal lobe epilepsy with complex partial seizures. During the late ninety-eighties the number of publications related to electrical kindling reached its maximum. However, since the kindling procedure is rather labor intensive and animals only develop spontaneous seizures (epilepsy) after hundreds of stimulations, research has shifted toward models in which the animals exhibit spontaneous seizures after a relatively short latent period. This led to post-status epilepticus (SE) models in which animals experience SE after injection of pharmacological compounds (e.g. kainate or pilocarpine) or via electrical stimulation of (limbic) brain regions. These post-SE models are the most widely used models in epilepsy research today. However, not all aspects of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) are reproduced and the widespread brain damage is often a caricature of the situation in the patient. Therefore, there is a need for models that can better replicate the disease. Kindling, although already a classic model, can still offer valid clues in this context. In this paper, we review different aspects of the kindling model with emphasis on experiments in the rat. Next, we review characteristic properties of the post-SE models and compare the neuropathological, electrophysiological and molecular differences between kindling and post-SE epilepsy models. Finally, we shortly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these models.
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- Jan A Gorter
- Center for Neuroscience, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Neuroscience, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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Detection of mouse endogenous type B astrocytes migrating towards brain lesions. Stem Cell Res 2015; 14:114-29. [PMID: 25564310 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Neuroblasts represent the predominant migrating cell type in the adult mouse brain. There are, however, increasing evidences of migration of other neural precursors. This work aims at identifying in vivo endogenous early neural precursors, different from neuroblasts, able to migrate in response to brain injuries. The monoclonal antibody Nilo1, which unequivocally identifies type B astrocytes and embryonic radial glia, was coupled to magnetic glyconanoparticles (mGNPs). Here we show that Nilo1-mGNPs in combination with magnetic resonance imaging in living mice allowed the in vivo identification of endogenous type B astrocytes at their niche, as well as their migration to the lesion site in response to glioblastoma, demyelination, cryolesion or mechanical injuries. In addition, Nilo1(+) adult radial glia-like structures were identified at the lesion site a few hours after damage. For all damage models used, type B astrocyte migration was fast and orderly. Identification of Nilo1(+) cells surrounding an induced glioblastoma was also possible after intraperitoneal injection of the antibody. This opens up the possibility of an early identification of the initial damage site(s) after brain insults, by the migration of type B astrocytes.
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Hubens CJ, Kaptein PS, ter Horst JP, Voskuyl RA, Schenk GJ. Kainate-induced epileptogenesis alters circular hole board learning strategy but not the performance of C57BL/6J mice. Epilepsy Behav 2014; 41:127-35. [PMID: 25461204 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) frequently show cognitive deficits. However, the relation between mTLE and cognitive impairment is poorly understood. To gain more insight into epilepsy-associated alterations in cognitive performance, we studied the spatial learning of C57BL/6J mice five weeks after kainate-induced status epilepticus (SE). Typically, structural hippocampal rearrangements take place within five weeks after SE. Mice were monitored by exposing them to four tasks with a focus on spatial memory and anxiety: the circular hole board, modified hole board, novel object-placement task, and elevated plus maze. On the circular hole board, animals showed a higher preference for hippocampus-independent strategies after SE. In contrast, no change in strategy was seen on the modified hole board, but animals with SE were able to finish the task more often. Animals did not have an increased preference for a relocated object in the novel object-placement task but showed an increased locomotion after SE. No indications for altered anxiety were found when tested on the elevated plus maze following SE. These data suggest that the circular hole board is a well-suited paradigm to detect subtle SE-induced hippocampal deficits.
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- Chantal J Hubens
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Heemstede, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) & LACDR, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), Heemstede, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) & LACDR, Leiden, The Netherlands
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