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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2010

Transient protective effect of B-vitamins in experimental epilepsy in the mouse brain.

Tamer Rabie, Wolfgang Mühlhofer, Thomas Bruckner, Anna Schwab, Alexander T Bauer, Manfred Zimmermann, Dieter Bonke, Hugo H Marti, Johannes Schenkel

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tamer RabieDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Wolfgang Mühlhofer
Thomas Bruckner
Anna Schwab
Alexander T Bauer
Manfred Zimmermann
Dieter Bonke
Hugo H Marti
Johannes Schenkel
University Hospital Heidelberg · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEHeidelberg University · DEMerck (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulation of programmed cell death in the nervous system of vertebrates is a complex mechanism aimed to remove superfluous or damaged cells. Epileptic seizures can lead to an activation of pathways resulting in neuronal cell death. B-vitamins might have a neuroprotective potential reducing cell death following appropriate stimulation. Here, the role of the B-vitamins B(1) (thiamine), B(6) (pyridoxine), and B(12) (cobalamine) was investigated in a mouse model of experimental epilepsy induced by kainate. B-vitamin pre-treated animals showed a significantly reduced epileptic score during the first 15 min after kainate injection. The molecular response to kainate showed a bi-phased time course with early induction of Bcl-2 expression within 12 h and a second induction after 7 days of kainate exposure. B-vitamin pre-treatment resulted in significant higher Bcl-2 expression in control animals (no kainate) and at 12 h within the early phase. Bcl-2 expression was not affected by B-vitamins within the second phase. BAX expression was not significantly influenced during the whole experiment. Three days after kainate stimulation, the number of TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling-positive cells in the hippocampal region was lower in B-vitamin-treated animals. Therefore, B-vitamin pre-treatment may attenuate the response to epileptic stimulation.

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Neuroprotective AgentsVitamin B ComplexAnimalsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBehavior, AnimalBrainCell DeathDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsFemaleIn Situ Nick-End LabelingKainic AcidMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2bcl-2-Associated X ProteinExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsKainic AcidNeuroprotective AgentsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Vitamin B Complex

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