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Differences in Neurodegeneration Between Kainic Acid-Injected GAERS and Wistar Rats

Umit S. SEHIRL
Özlem KİRAZLI
Kutluhan TEZCAN
Eren SAKALLI
Filiz ONAT
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478–485
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Neurodegenerative changes were not associated with the severity of seizures in both groups following the intra-amygdaloidkainic acid administration.CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that CA1 is the only region exhibiting a statistically significant difference between Wistarand GAERS rats.

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Objective & Hypothesis:AIM: To compare neurodegenerative changes using the Fluoro-Jade B staining, following status epilepticus induced by intraamygdaloid injection of kainic acid in Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) and non-epileptic control Wistarrats.MATERIAL and METHODS: A single unilateral intra-amygdaloid kainic acid (750 ng) was administered in adult male GAERSand Wistar rats to induce status epilepticus.
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Key Findings & Data:After 1 week of the kainic acid injection, rats were sacrificed, and the brains were removed.
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Conclusion & Impact:Neurodegenerative changes were not associated with the severity of seizures in both groups following the intra-amygdaloidkainic acid administration.CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that CA1 is the only region exhibiting a statistically significant difference between Wistarand GAERS rats.
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AIM: To compare neurodegenerative changes using the Fluoro-Jade B staining, following status epilepticus induced by intraamygdaloid injection of kainic acid in Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) and non-epileptic control Wistarrats.MATERIAL and METHODS: A single unilateral intra-amygdaloid kainic acid (750 ng) was administered in adult male GAERSand Wistar rats to induce status epilepticus. We recorded electroencephalogram (EEG) and behavioral changes throughout theexperiments. After 1 week of the kainic acid injection, rats were sacrificed, and the brains were removed. We obtained 20μmsections and processed them for Fluoro-Jade B and Nissl staining, which were evaluated semi-quantitatively.RESULTS: Following kainic acid injections, status epilepticus developed in all rats. In GAERS rats, motor seizures were considerablydelayed, with no statistically significant difference in the number of seizures. However, statistically significant differences wereobserved in the Fluoro-Jade B staining in GAERS rats between contralateral and ipsilateral sides of the CA3, CA1, somatosensorycortex, entorhinal cortex, piriform cortex, reticular nucleus, putamen, and claustrum. In Wistar rats, the CA3, CA1, somatosensorycortex, entorhinal cortex, piriform cortex, reticular nucleus, amygdala, and laterodorsal nucleus exhibited significant differences.Comparing GAERS and Wistar rats, a statistically significant difference was observed for both sides of CA1. In both groups, thestaining was prominent ipsilaterally, except for the claustrum in GAERS rats. However, the motor cortex remained unaffected in bothgroups. Neurodegenerative changes were not associated with the severity of seizures in both groups following the intra-amygdaloidkainic acid administration.CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that CA1 is the only region exhibiting a statistically significant difference between Wistarand GAERS rats.

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SEHIRL, U. S., KİRAZLI, Ö., TEZCAN, K., SAKALLI, E., ONAT, F. (2019). Differences in Neurodegeneration Between Kainic Acid-Injected GAERS and Wistar Rats. Turkish Neurosurgery, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 4, 478–485. https://ajindex.com/articles/405304

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