癫痫大鼠内嗅皮层神经元GABAA受体功能的研究

目的介绍建立氯化锂-匹鲁卡品致痫大鼠模型的方法,并且通过全细胞膜片钳记录,初步研究其内嗅皮层神经元GABAA受体功能。方法将所有SD大鼠随机分为对照组和实验组。实验组大鼠腹腔注射氯化锂以及匹鲁卡品,对照组注射生理盐水,观察其行为学特征,并用全细胞膜片钳记录GABAA受体电流的衰减趋势。结果与对照组相比,实验组癫痫大鼠内嗅皮层神经元的GABAA受体电流的衰减加剧。方差检验进行组间分析,分组的作用是有差异的(P<0.001),;固定时间,对每个时间点上的处理组和对照组进行t检验,分组都有统计学意义(P<0.001)。结论锂-匹罗卡品致痫大鼠内嗅皮层神经元的GABAA受体电流衰减的加剧,说明了锂、匹罗卡品造成大鼠癫痫的可能原因,也提示了GABAA受体参与了癫痫发作以及癫痫发作后的脑损伤。     

氯化锂预处理时间的改变对锂-匹鲁卡品诱导大鼠痫性发作的影响

目的在锂-匹鲁卡品癫痫大鼠模型中探讨氯化锂的预处理时间的最佳变化范围.方法改变氯化锂的预处理时间表,观察其对大鼠痫性发作、潜伏期、痫性发作的程度和致死率的影响,同时行组织学观察.结果当氯化锂预处理时间范围在2～24 h内变化时,大鼠痫性发作率为100%,并且氯化锂的预处理时间与大鼠痫性发作的程度呈线性关联(P＜0.0001);当氯化锂提前48和72 h时,大鼠的痫性发作率下降到40%和0.结论根据试验需要和条件可以选择合适的氯化锂预处理时间(在2～24 h之间)来诱导相应的癫痫大鼠模型.     

TLR9、MyD88在颞叶癫痫大鼠海马组织中表达的动态变化

目的观察氯化锂-匹罗卡品致痫大鼠各期海马中Toll-样受体9(TLR9)、髓样分化因子(MyD88)表达的变化,探讨其是否与颞叶癫痫发生有关。方法 SD雄性大鼠120只,随机分为对照组(30只)和模型组(90只),腹腔注射氯化锂。18 h~20 h后模型组腹腔注射匹罗卡品诱导癫痫持续状态(SE);对照组予等量生理盐水取代匹罗卡品腹腔注射。对照组和造模成功的模型组依据腹腔注射后时间随机分为10个亚组:急性模型组(SE后3 h、6 h、9 h、12 h、1 d、3 d、7 d);潜伏模型组(SE后14 d、28 d);慢自发发作组(SE后56 d)。每亚组动物模型组9只,对照组3只。免疫组化、蛋白印迹、RT-PCR技术测定各亚组癫痫大鼠海马内TLR9、MyD88的表达。结果TLR9、MyD88在模型组海马内表达明显增多,与对照组相比,差异有显著性(P0.05)。模型亚组内,TLR9、MyD88在急性期和慢性期表达明显增高,而潜伏期无明显表达变化。其中急性期内的增高多集中在癫痫发作后6 h;3组比较差异有显著性(P0.05)。结论大鼠海马内TLR9、MyD88表达增多可能与颞叶癫痫发病有关,探讨其机制可能为颞叶癫痫的治疗提供新的靶点。     

己酮可可碱预处理对癫痫发作大鼠海马损伤的影响

目的观察己酮可可碱(Ptx)预处理对癫痫发作大鼠海马损伤的影响。方法健康、成年雄性Wistar大鼠分为3组:对照组、癫痫组和Ptx预处理组。对照组腹腔注射生理盐水(127mg·kg~(-1));癫痫组和Ptx组大鼠用氯化锂-匹罗卡品(Li-Pc)诱发癫痫发作,先腹腔注射氯化锂(127mg·kg~(-1)),20h后背部皮下注射匹罗卡品(15mg·kg~(-1));Ptx组大鼠在匹罗卡品注射前30min通过腹腔给予Ptx(60mg·kg~(-1))。观察大鼠癫痫发作情况,利用Timm和Thionin染色分别观察海马苔藓纤维发芽(MSF)和神经元损伤情况。结果癫痫组大鼠在海马苔藓纤维发芽明显增多,并伴有海马神经元的损伤和脱失,Ptx预处理降低了Li-Pc诱发大鼠的癫痫发作率和癫痫发作程度,延长了其癫痫发作潜伏期,减轻了Li-Pc诱发大鼠海马的苔藓纤维出芽及神经元的损伤。结论 Ptx预处理缓解了Li-Pc诱发大鼠的癫痫发作和海马损伤,可能成为治疗癫痫的一种方法。     

TLR4、MRP8在内侧颞叶癫痫幼大鼠海马中表达的动态变化

目的观察氯化锂-匹罗卡品致痫幼大鼠各期海马中Toll-样受体4(TLR4)、髓样相关蛋白8(MRP8)表达的变化,探讨其是否与内侧颞叶癫痫(MTLE)发生有关。方法 21d SD雄性大鼠90只,随机分对照组(30只)和模型组(60只),腹腔注射氯化锂。17～18h后模型组腹腔注射匹罗卡品诱导癫痫持续状态(SE);对照组予等量生理盐水取代匹罗卡品腹腔注射。按自发发作出现和稳定时间(自发痫性发作在致痫后约3w出现,8w趋稳定),对照组和模型组随机分6个亚组:急性模型组(SE后2h)、潜伏模型组(SE后3w)、慢性自发发作组(SE后8w)及相对应时间点对照组。每亚组动物10只。免疫组化、免疫印迹、RT-PCR技术测定各亚组幼大鼠海马内TLR4、MRP8的表达。结果 TLR4、MRP8在模型组海马内表达明显增多,以CA3、CA1、DG区显著;与对照组相比,差异有显著性(P0.05)。模型亚组内,TLR4、MRP8在急性期和慢性期表达明显增高,而潜伏期无明显表达变化;3组比较差异有显著性(P0.05)。结论大鼠海马内TLR4、MRP8表达增多可能与MTLE发生有关。探讨其机制可能为MTLE的治疗提供新的靶点。     

癫痫持续发作时间与大鼠海马苔藓纤维发芽程度及自发性痫性发作的关系

目的探讨癫痫持续状态(SE)发作时间与致痫大鼠海马苔藓纤维发芽(MFS)程度及自发性痫性发作的关系。方法 104只雄性成年SD大鼠,随机分为对照组和3个SE实验组,建立氯化锂-重复低剂量匹罗卡品致痫大鼠模型;诱发SE30min(A组)、60min(B组)、90min(C组)后注射水合氯醛终止发作。各组大鼠自SE终止发作后于相同实验条件下普通饲养45d,观察大鼠行为及脑电图(EEG)的变化,记录自发性痫性发作的发生率。通过苏木精-伊红染色、Nissl染色和Timm硫化银组织化学染色方法观察各实验组海马MFS情况。结果氯化锂-重复低剂量匹罗卡品成功诱导大鼠SE的发生,发作程度均达Ⅳ级以上,EEG类似人类颞叶癫痫。80%的大鼠癫痫持续状态均发展为自发痫性发作,与SE时间无关。与对照组相比,实验A、B、C三组双侧海马CA3区均表现MFS(P0.05)。实验B组与A、C组相比,CA3区MFS明显增加(P0.05)。结论氯化锂-重复低剂量匹罗卡品可诱导SE,癫痫持续发作60min后终止的大鼠海马CA3区MFS明显增加,SE发作时间与海马MFS程度并不一定呈正相关。     

氯化锂-匹罗卡品致痫大鼠海马结构中CLC-2、CLC-3氯通道表达变化的研究

目的 研究ClC-2、ClC-3氯通道在氯化锂-匹罗卡品大鼠慢性癫痫模型中分布和表达的变化,探讨其在癫痫发作病理机制中的作用.方法 Wistar大鼠采用随机数字表法分成致痫组(60只)与对照组(20只),其中致痫组根据处死及处理时间又分为24h组、14d组与30d组,每组20只.致痫组复制氯化锂-匹罗卡品大鼠慢性癫痫模型,在发作后24h、14d、30d时,分别予以:(1)免疫组化染色,观察ClC-2、ClC-3氯通道蛋白在海马表达的分布情况及其致病后不同时点的吸光度(A)值的变化;(2)RT-PCR,观察ClC-2、ClC-3氯通道mRNA在致痫后不同时点的变化.结果 (1)与对照组比较,致痫后14d至30d,致痫组免疫反应阳性神经元数和A值明显减少和降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);ClC-2 mRNA表达降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).(2)与对照组比较,致痫组致痫后24 h,海马CA1、CA3及齿状回各层ClC-3免疫反应阳性神经元数和A值明显增加和升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);ClC-3氯通道mRNA表达明显增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).结论 癫痫慢性期的发作和ClC-2氯通道的减少有关.     

MicroRNA-132拮抗剂两种不同注射方式在匹罗卡品诱导的幼年大鼠癫痫急性期的差异

目的探讨microRNA-132拮抗剂对氯化锂-匹罗卡品诱导的幼年SD大鼠内侧颞叶癫痫(mesial temporal lobe epilepsy,MTLE)模型急性期的影响。方法实验分为4组:microRNA-132拮抗剂侧脑室置管组;microRNA-132拮抗剂阴性对照置管组;microRNA-132拮抗剂直接注射组;microRNA-132拮抗剂阴性对照直接侧脑室注射组;实验各组药物干预在造模前24 h进行。利用氯化锂-匹罗卡品建立SD大鼠MTLE模型,通过行为学观察各组大鼠癫痫持续状态发作潜伏时长,Racine评分观察各组大鼠抽搐发作的严重程度,脑电图监测癫痫样放电的频率及波幅,并统计实验各组大鼠诱导SE的成功率及24 h后的死亡率。结果在实验各组中,建模成功率无显著性差异,microRNA-132拮抗剂直接注射组幼年SD大鼠造模以后达到SE的潜伏时较其阴性对照组明显延长、癫痫发作的Racine评分明显下降、脑电图结果显示痫样放电的幅度及频率显著下降,死亡率降低,结果有统计学意义(P0.05)。MicroRNA-132拮抗剂侧脑室置管注射组与microRNA-132拮抗剂侧脑室直接注射组结果无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论 microRNA-132拮抗剂预处理SD大鼠能明显延长氯化锂-匹罗卡品诱导的SD幼年大鼠癫痫发作的潜伏期,减轻急性期抽搐严重程度及大脑样痫放电,降低大鼠癫痫持续状态后的死亡率。提示microRNA-132拮抗剂对氯化锂-匹罗卡品诱导的幼年SD大鼠MTLE的发生具有抑制作用,抑制microRNA-132有可能成为癫痫持续状态药物治疗的潜在靶点和新方向。     

匹罗卡品致痫大鼠海马calpain活性变化和其对神经元死亡的影响

目的探讨在匹罗卡品致痫的癫痫持续状态（SE）大鼠模型中,钙蛋白酶在大鼠海马组织中的活性,及钙蛋白酶对神经元坏死、凋亡产生的影响。方法雄性成年wistar大鼠,应用匹罗卡品致痫产生SE后60min后终止发作,24h后取材,行HE染色及tunel染色,观察海马神经元的坏死及凋亡情况,以及western blot检测钙蛋白酶1（μ-calpain）的活性。结果癫痫持续状态后24h,海马组织HE染色神经元数量减少,tunel阳性细胞数增加,钙蛋白酶1出现76ku条带。结论大鼠癫痫持续状态后24h,钙蛋白酶1在海马组织神经元活性增加,海马神经元出现坏死及凋亡。钙蛋白酶1与神经元的死亡存在着正相关。     

生天南星对匹罗卡品癫(痫)模型鼠GABA能神经元的影响

目的:探讨生天南星对匹罗卡品癫(痫)模型鼠γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)表达的影响.方法:选取50只健康SD大鼠,采用腹腔注射氯化锂125 mg后予腹腔注射匹罗卡品150mg/kg,建立癫(痫)大鼠模型,获得Ⅲ级以上发作后,作为造模成功;癫(痫)造模成功后随机分成5组(癫闻模型组、丙戊酸钠治疗组、生天南星低剂量治疗组、生天南星中剂量治疗组、生天南星高剂量治疗组)给药4周后,麻醉处理后留取大鼠海马标本.采用免疫组织化学法,检测各组大鼠海马区GABA能神经元.结果:除空白对照组无癫(痫)样发作外,其余各组都出现Racine分级中的Ⅲ-V级(痫)样发作表现.丙戊酸钠治疗组、治疗各剂量生天南星治疗组GABA表达上调,与模型组比较,差异有显著意义(P＜0.01).结论:生天南星对氯化锂-匹罗卡品癫(痫)模型大鼠海马区内抑制性细胞GABA神经元有明显的上调作用,从而起到抑制神经元兴奋,抑制癫(痫)样过度放电、缓解癫(痫)症状的作用.     

Scorpion ethanol extract and valproic acid effects on hippocampal glial fibrillary acidic protein expression in a rat model of chronic-kindling epilepsy induced by lithium chloride-pilocarpine

The present study analyzed the effects of ethanol extracts of scorpion on epilepsy prevention and hippocampal expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein in a lithium chloride-pilocarpine epileptic rat model. Results were subsequently compared with valproic acid. Results showed gradually- increased hippocampal glial fibrillary acidic protein expression following model establishment; glial fibrillary acidic protein mRNA expression was significantly increased at 3 days, reached a peak at 7 days, and then gradually decreased thereafter. Ethanol extracts of scorpion doses of 580 and 1 160 mg/kg, as well as 120 mg/kg valproic acid, led to a decreased number of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cells and glial fibrillary acidic protein mRNA expression, as well as decreased seizure grades and frequency of spontaneously recurrent seizures. The effects of 1 160 mg/kg ethanol extracts of scorpion were equal to those of 120 mg/kg valproic acid. These results suggested that the anti-epileptic effect of ethanol extracts of scorpion were associated with decreased hippocampal glial fibrillary acidic protein expression in a rat model of lithium chloride-pilocarpine induced epilepsy.     

氯化锂-匹罗卡品致痫大鼠脑髓鞘转录因子的表达及其意义

目的探讨氯化锂-匹罗卡品致     

喹啉对癫(癎)大鼠海马神经元连接蛋白36表达的影响

目的:探讨喹啉对癫癎大鼠海马神经元连接蛋白36(Cx36)表达的影响.方法:64只SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组、癫癎模型组、地西洋治疗组和喹治疗组,每组16只大鼠.采用氯化锂-匹罗卡品诱导制作癫癎大鼠模型,地西泮治疗组子以1mg/kg地西泮治疗,喹啉治疗组予以60mg/kg喹啉治疗.术后分别采用Racine评分和脑电图检查判断癫癎发作情况.分别用免疫荧光染色法、Western blot法检测各组大鼠术后2h、4h时海马神经元Cx36的表达.结果:与正常对照组比较,癫癎模型组和地西泮治疗组大鼠术后2h、4h时海马神经元Cx36表达水平显著升高(均P<0.01).癫癎模型组和地西泮治疗组大鼠术后2h、4h时海马神经元Cx36表达水平比较差异无统计学意义.与癫癎模型组及地西泮治疗组比较,喹啉治疗组大鼠术后2h、4h时海马神经元Cx36表达水平显著降低(均P<0.01).结论:癫癎大鼠海马神经元Cx36表达水平升高,喹啉能抑制这一变化.     

Effects of chronic treatment with haloperidol and methamphetamine on hippocampal kindled seizures in the cat

We assessed the effects of chronic treatment with haloperidol (0.5-2 mg/kg/day, p.o., 17 days) and methamphetamine (1-2 mg/kg/day, p.o., 17 days; 4 mg/kg/day, p.o. 9 days) on hippocampal kindled seizures using a kindling procedure with low-frequency (about 3 Hz) electrical stimulation in cats. The number of stimulating pulses required to trigger epileptic afterdischarge (pulse-number threshold, PNT) was considered an indicator of seizure threshold. Haloperidol, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg, reduced the duration of epileptic afterdischarge (afterdischarge duration, ADD) without affecting PNT, and 2.0 mg/kg strongly reduced PNT and ADD. Methamphetamine, 2.0 mg/kg, reduced PNT and ADD, and 4.0 mg/kg preferentially reduced PNT. The effects of the two drugs on hippocampal kindled seizures were found to be partially opposite to those on amygdala kindled seizures, suggesting the different response of these limbic structures to dopamine receptor manipulation.     

Roles of astrocytes and microglia in seizure‐induced aberrant neurogenesis in the hippocampus of adult rats

Recent evidence showed that epileptic seizures increase hippocampal neurogenesis in the adult rat, but prolonged seizures result in the aberrant hippocampal neurogenesis that often leads to a recurrent excitatory circuitry and thus contributes to epileptogenesis. However, the mechanism underlying the aberrant neurogenesis after prolonged seizures remains largely unclear. In this study, we examined the role of activated astrocytes and microglia in the aberrant hippocampal neurogenesis induced by status epilepticus. Using a lithium‐pilocarpine model to mimic human temporal lobe epilepsy, we found that status epilepticus induced a prominent activation of astrocytes and microglia in the dentate gyrus 3, 7, 14, and 20 days after the initial seizures. Then, we injected fluorocitrate stereotaxicly into the dentate hilus to inhibit astrocytic metabolism and found that fluorocitrate failed to prevent the seizure‐induced formation of ectopic hilar basal dendrites but instead promoted the degeneration of dentate granule cells after seizures. In contrast, a selective inhibitor of microglia activation, minocycline, inhibited the aberrant migration of newborn neurons at 14 days after status epilepticus. Furthermore, with stereotaxic injection of lipopolysaccharide into the intact dentate hilus to activate local microglia, we found that lipopolysaccharide promoted the development of ectopic hilar basal dendrites in the hippocampus. These results indicate that the activated microglia in the epileptic hilus may guide the aberrant migration of newborn neurons and that minocycline could be a potential drug to impede seizure‐induced aberrant migration of newborn neurons. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Cx36在癫持续状态大鼠海马神经元的表达

目的观察连接蛋白36（Cx36）在癫持续状态大鼠海马神经元的表达。方法建立36只氯化锂-匹罗卡品诱导的癫持续状态大鼠模型,随机分为生理盐水组、喹啉组、辛醇组（每组12只）,分别予以腹腔注射生理盐水、喹啉、辛醇,通过Racine评分判断大鼠给药前后癫发作情况,利用免疫荧光染色法、Western-blot法检测各组大鼠海马Cx36的表达。结果喹啉组和辛醇组给药前后大鼠行为学评分比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）;而生理盐水组差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。喹啉组和辛醇组大鼠海马神经元Cx36的表达明显低于生理盐水组（P〈0.01）,但2组Cx36的表达量差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论 Cx36在癫发作中起着重要作用,可能成为潜在的治疗靶点。     

NDRG2通过Hes1参与癫痫发作后海马齿状回的神经发生

目的 探讨N-Myc下游调节基因2(N-Myc downstream regulated gene 2,NDRG2)与癫痫发作后海马齿状回神经发生的关系。方法 C57BL/6小鼠20只,随机分为癫痫组和对照组,每组又分为癫痫造模后1和7 d两个时间点,每个时间点5只,通过蛋白免疫印迹检测癫痫后海马齿状回NDRG2蛋白相对表达水平和mRNA相对表达水平变化; 使用双皮质素(DCX)染色标记未成熟神经元,神经巢蛋白(Nestin)标记神经干细胞,神经核蛋白(NeuN)标记成熟神经元,观察NDRG2对海马齿状回神经干细胞增殖影响; 采用RT-PCR检测发状分裂相关增强子1(hairy and enhancer of split 1,Hes 1)、NDRG2 mRNA相对表达表达水平,并分析两者之间的相关性; 观察NDRG2参与癫痫发作后神经发生的可能机制。结果 癫痫组与对照组比较,DCX、Nestin、NeuN、Hes1、NDRG2蛋白相对表达水平在1和7 d这2个时间点有显著性增高,并随时间逐渐递增。结论 癫痫发作后海马NDRG2蛋白相对表达水平增高,与癫痫发作后海马齿状回的神经细胞增值时间具有一致性和相关性,NDRG2可能参与癫痫发作后海马齿状回的神经发生过程; 同时发现海马NDRG2表达增加和Hes1分子表达增加具有相关性,故推测NDRG2可能通过Hes1参与癫痫发作后海马齿状回的神经发生。     

The effect of nimodipine on picrotoxin-induced seizures

The effects of the calcium channel antagonist, nimodipine, on picrotoxin-induced myoclonic (MYO) and generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures were investigated in male and female rats. In males, a dose-response study of nimodipine's effects on seizures induced by different doses of picrotoxin was conducted. In a second experiment, female rats were tested for latency to and incidence of MYO and GTC seizures after being pretreated with nimodipine 2 hr, 24 hr, or 72 hr prior to seizure testing. The results showed that, in males, various doses of nimodipine significantly increased the mean latencies to MYO and GTC seizures and significantly reduced the incidence of GTC seizures. In females, nimodipine significantly reduced the incidence and/or increased the latency of GTC seizures when given 24 hr of 72 hr prior to administration. In addition to the anticonvulsant effects, nimodopine significantly increased survival after seizures in both males and females even when it had no significant effects on seizure incidence or latency. The results of this study support the hypothesis of calcium involvement in seizure induction. However, the sex- and time-dependent nature of the nimodipine effects as well as the effects of nimodipine on survival after seizures suggest that the relationship between calcium and seizure activity is complex.     

Assessment of the effects of the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor rofecoxib on visuospatial learning and hippocampal cell death following kainate-induced seizures in the rat

Kainate-induced seizures result in hippocampal neurodegeneration and spatial learning deficits in rodents. Previous studies show that rofecoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, protects against kainate-induced hippocampal cell death 3 days after seizures. Our aim was to determine whether rofecoxib attenuates visuospatial learning deficits and late neuronal death after kainate-induced seizures. Seizures were induced in Sprague-Dawley rats with kainic acid (10 mg/kg, i.p.). Eight hours later, animals received rofecoxib (10 mg/kg; n = 15) or vehicle (dimethylsulfoxide, n = 11). Animals were then treated daily for additional 2 or 9 days. Visuospatial learning was assessed in the Morris water maze (MWM) on days 5-9 after seizures. Seizure animals learned the MWM task significantly slower than non-seizure controls, but seizure animals showed higher swim speed (P < 0.05). Seizure animals receiving rofecoxib for 2 days showed no significant improvement in acquisition of the task compared to the vehicle group, even though mean latencies in the rofecoxib group were shorter from the third trial day onwards. This tendency was lost when rofecoxib was given for 9 days. TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labelling showed cell death in limbic structures 9 days after seizures. The time course of kainate-induced hippocampal cell death might be delayed by rofecoxib treatment, as the attenuation of cell death observed 3 days after seizures was no longer present after 9 days. We conclude that even though increasing evidence points to an injurious role of cyclooxygenase-2 products in acute brain injury processes, rofecoxib treatment failed to attenuate seizure-induced visuospatial learning deficits and the late phase of hippocampal neurodegeneration.