کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9410516 1613315 2005 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Molecular regulation of glutamate and GABA transporter proteins by clobazam during epileptogenesis in Fe+++-induced epileptic rats
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب سلولی و مولکولی
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Molecular regulation of glutamate and GABA transporter proteins by clobazam during epileptogenesis in Fe+++-induced epileptic rats
چکیده انگلیسی
To assess the molecular effects of the antiepileptic drug clobazam (CLB, 1,5-benzodiazepine), a benzodiazepine effective in the management of epilepsy, we performed a series of experiments using rats with chronic, spontaneous recurrent seizures induced by amygdalar injection of FeCl3. Experimental animals were treated for 14 days with CLB. We then measured the expression of glutamate and GABA transporter proteins and evaluated the changes that occurred in these proteins using both experimental and control animals. CLB treatment was associated with an increase in the production of GLT-1 in the contra-lateral hippocampus of animals receiving amygdalar FeCl3 and CLB treatment. CLB treatment up-regulated the GABA transporter GAT3 in the contra-lateral hippocampus of animals with chronic, recurrent seizures. In contrast, CLB had no effect on the expression of EAAC1 and GAT1 in the hippocampus or the cortex in control animal groups. Chronic epileptogenesis may be associated with down-regulation of the production of glial excitatory amino acid transporters, GLAST and GLT-1, proteins that cause increase in the basal extracellular concentrations of glutamate. Elevated GABA transporter expression results in increased reverse transport of GABA to the extracellular space during periods of excitation. In addition to allosteric activation of GABAA receptors, this study suggests that CLB might exhibit its antiepileptic action by increasing GLT-1 expression and GAT3 in the hippocampus of rats with chronic seizures.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Molecular Brain Research - Volume 142, Issue 2, 14 December 2005, Pages 91-96
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