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Inhibitory function in two models of chronic epileptogenesis

D A Prince1, K Jacobs

  • 1Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5122, USA. daprince@leland.stanford.edu

Epilepsy Research
|October 7, 1998
PubMed
Summary

In chronic epilepsy models, GABAergic inhibition is enhanced, not decreased. This robust inhibition may synchronize neuronal discharge or act as a compensatory mechanism in epileptogenesis.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Epilepsy Research
  • GABAergic Signaling

Background:

  • Disorders of GABAergic inhibitory function in chronic epilepsy models are poorly understood.
  • Existing data on GABAergic function in epilepsy are inconsistent.
  • Drug-induced disinhibition is a known method for acute epileptogenesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate GABAergic inhibitory function in rat models of chronic cortical epilepsy.
  • To examine epileptogenic cortical microgyri and chronically isolated cortex.
  • To clarify the role of inhibition in chronic epilepsy.

Main Methods:

  • Electrophysiological recordings of spontaneous and miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs and mIPSCs) in layer V pyramidal neurons.
  • Analysis of spontaneous and stimulus-induced IPSCs in the epileptogenic zone.

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  • Immunocytochemical and anatomical studies of GABAergic interneurons and synapses.
  • Comparison between chronically isolated cortex/microgyrus and homotopic control cortex.

    • Main Results:

    • Enhanced inhibitory function observed in cortical networks of chronic epilepsy models.
    • Increased frequency of sIPSCs and mIPSCs in layer V pyramidal neurons.
    • Larger amplitude of spontaneous and stimulus-induced IPSCs in the epileptogenic zone.
    • Evidence of enhanced GABAergic interneuron protein expression and potential axonal sprouting.
    • Significant increase in inhibitory synapses on pyramidal neurons.

    Conclusions:

    • Cortical networks in chronic epilepsy models exhibit robust, enhanced GABAergic inhibition.
    • This enhanced inhibition may play a role in synchronizing neuronal discharge or acting as a compensatory mechanism.
    • Findings challenge the notion of decreased inhibition in chronic epilepsy and suggest complex regulatory roles.