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Decrease in GABA immunoreactivity and alteration of GABA metabolism after kindling in the rat hippocampus.

W Kamphuis1, E Huisman, W J Wadman

  • 1Department of General Zoology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Experimental Brain Research
|January 1, 1989
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This study found that epilepsy kindling in rats leads to a long-term decrease in GABAergic inhibitory control in the hippocampus. This reduction in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) may explain heightened seizure sensitivity in kindled animals.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Epilepsy Research
  • Neurochemistry

Background:

  • The kindling model is a widely used experimental model for studying epilepsy.
  • Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
  • Alterations in GABAergic neurotransmission are implicated in epilepsy pathogenesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate long-term changes in GABAergic interneurons in the hippocampus following the induction of experimental epilepsy using the kindling model.
  • To assess the functional consequences of these changes on GABAergic inhibition and seizure susceptibility.

Main Methods:

  • Induction of the kindling model in rats via tetanic stimulation of Schaffer collateral/commisural fibers.
  • Quantification of GABA-immunoreactive somata in the CA1 region of the hippocampus using immunocytochemistry.

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  • Administration of amino oxyacetic acid (AOAA), a GABA-transaminase inhibitor, to assess GABAergic capacity.
  • Comparison of GABAergic parameters between kindled and control rats at different time points post-seizure.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant 18% decrease in GABA-immunoreactive cells was observed in the ipsilateral CA1 region of kindled rats compared to controls, 28 days after the last seizure.
    • In control rats, AOAA treatment increased GABA-immunoreactive cells by 46%, indicating successful GABA accumulation.
    • In kindled rats, AOAA treatment resulted in a significantly lower increase (35% ipsilateral, 25% contralateral) in GABA-immunoreactive cells compared to controls, suggesting impaired GABA synthesis or storage in a subpopulation of interneurons.
    • These findings suggest a long-term decrease in GABA content and altered GABA turnover in a subset of hippocampal interneurons in kindled rats, potentially due to reduced glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) activity.

    Conclusions:

    • The kindling model of epilepsy induces lasting alterations in GABAergic interneurons within the rat hippocampus.
    • A reduction in GABAergic inhibitory control in the CA1 region likely contributes to the enhanced seizure sensitivity characteristic of kindled animals.
    • These findings highlight the critical role of GABAergic system dysfunction in the chronic phase of epilepsy and suggest potential therapeutic targets.