期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 1474, 期 -, 页码 110-117出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.07.046
关键词
Epilepsy; Neuroprotection; Pilocarpine; Development; Neuronal death; Anxiety
资金
- CNPq
- FAPERGS
- CAPES
- FINEP [01.06.0842-00]
Status epilepticus (SE) when occurred during brain development can cause short- and long-term consequences, which are frequently associated with NMDA-mediated glutamatergic excitotoxicity. In the present work, we investigated the putative neuroprotective role of ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, on early life SE-induced acute neuronal death and long-term behavioral abnormalities. Male Wistar rats (16 postnatal days) were induced to SE by LiCl-pilocarpine i.p. administration (3 mEq/kg 60 mg/kg, respectively). Fifteen or 60 min after pilocarpine injection, animals received a ketamine administration (22.5 mg/kg i.p.). Neuronal degeneration was assessed 24 h after SE induction. Another subset of animals was destined to behavioral tasks in adulthood (75-80 postnatal days). Fluoro-Jade C labeling revealed a marked neuronal death on CA1 hippocampal subfield, habenula, thalamus and amygdala in SE animals. Ketamine post-SE onset treatment prevented neuronal death in all regions assessed. In the elevated plus maze, SE induced an increase in anxiety-like behaviors whereas ketamine administration during seizures was able to prevent this alteration. Ketamine administration in non-SE animals resulted in high anxiety levels. There were no observed differences among groups in the open field task in all parameters analyzed. Our results suggest that ketamine post-SE onset treatment was effective in preventing acute and long-standing alterations caused by SE early in life, which indicates a putative role of glutamatergic system on SE-induced brain damage as well as long-lasting behavioral consequences. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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