Comparison of the Effects of Adenosine A1 Receptors Activity in CA1 Region of the Hippocampus on Entorhinal Cortex and Amygdala Kindled Seizures in Rats
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Introduction &
Objective
In the CNS, adenosine is known to suppress repetitive neuronal Firing, suggesting a role as an endogenous modifier of seizures. Indeed, intracerebral adenosine concentrations rise acutely during seizure activity and are thought to be responsible for terminating seizures and establishing a period of post-ictal refractoriness. However, it is unclear whether this suppression results from a general depression of brain excitability or through action on particular sites critical for the control of after discharge generation and/or seizure development and propagation. In this regard, comparison of the effects of adenosine A1 receptors of CA1 (region of the hippocampus) on entorhinal cortex and amygdala kindled seizures was investigated in this study. Materials and Methods
In this experimental study, Animals were kindled by daily electrical stimulation of amygdale (group A) or entorhinal cortex (group B). In the fully kindled animals, N6-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA;1 and 10 mM; a selective adenosine A1 receptor agonist) and 1,3-dimethyl-8-cyclohexylxanthine(CPT;1 µM; a selective adenosine A1 receptors antagonist) were microinfused bilaterally into the CA1 region of hippocampus (1ml/2min) and animals were stimulated at 5 and 15 minutes after drug injection. All animals were received artificial cerebrospinal fluid, 24 h before each drug injection and this result were used as control.Results
The seizure parameters were measured at 5 and 15min post injection. Obtained data showed that CHA at concentrations of 10 µM reduced entorhinal cortex and amygdala after discharge and stage5 seizure durations and increased stage4 latency. CHA at concentration 1µM significantly alters seizure parameters of group A but not effect on group B. Intrahippocampal (CA1 region) pretreatment of CPT (1 µM) before CHA abolished the effects of CHA on seizure parameters.Conclusion
It may be suggested that hippocampal CA1 region plays an important role in seizure propagation from entorhinal cortex and amygdala to other brain region/s and activation of adenosine A1 receptors in this region have anticonvulsant effects on amygdala rather than entorhinal cortex kindled seizures.Keywords:
Adenosine , Amygdala , Entorhinal Cortex , Hippocampus , Kindling , Seizure
Language:
Persian
Published:
Avicenna Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume:15 Issue: 3, 2008
Page:
25
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