Distinctive amygdala kindled seizures differentially affect neurobehavioral recovery and lesion-induced basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) expression
BRAIN RESEARCH(2000)
摘要
The differing effects of partial seizures on neurobehavioral recovery following anteromedial cortex (AMC) injury in rats have previously been reported. Specifically, convulsive Stage 1 seizures evoked ipsilateral to the lesion during the 6-day post-lesion critical period delayed recovery, while non-convulsive Stage 0 seizures were neutral. The present study was designed to elaborate on that research by examining several potential mechanisms for the seizure-associated difference observed in functional outcome. Anesthetized rats sustained unilateral AMC lesions followed by implantation of a stimulating electrode in the amygdala ipsilateral (Expt. 1) or contralateral (Expt. 2) to the lesion. Beginning 48 h after surgery, animals were kindled to evoke Stage 0 or Stage 1 seizure activity during the critical period. Kindling trials and afterdischarge (AD) were controlled to ascertain their role in functional outcome. Recovery from somatosensory deficits was assessed over a two-month period. The results revealed that (i) Stage 0 seizures did not impact recovery regardless of whether initiated ipsilateral or contralateral to the lesion, (ii) Stage 1 seizures prevented recovery only when initiated in the ipsilateral hemisphere during the post-lesion critical period, and (iii) the detrimental effect of Stage 1 seizures appears to be independent of the number of kindling trials provided and cumulative AD. Thus, to determine why Stage 1 seizures evoked in the hemisphere ipsilateral to the lesion impeded recovery, a separate group of animals (Expt. 3) were kindled accordingly and processed for c-Fos and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) immunohistochemistry. It was hypothesized that Stage 1 seizures evoked in the injured hemisphere prevent recovery by blocking lesion-induced bFGF expression in structures shown to he important for recovery after cortex lesions (e.g., striatum). The results confirmed our hypothesis and suggest that thr seizure-associated inhibition of lesion-induced bFGF may alter the growth factor-mediated plasticity necessary for functional recovery. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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anteromedial cortex,c-Fos,immunohistochemistry,growth factor,trauma
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