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ArticleJournal of neurophysiology2015

Layer-specific modulation of entorhinal cortical excitability by presubiculum in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

Saad Abbasi, Sanjay S Kumar

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Article in Journal of neurophysiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Saad AbbasiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Sanjay S KumarDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida sanjay.kumar@med.fsu.edu.
Florida State University · US

Funding

Isolation of Ictogenic Cells and Circuits Within the Parahippocampal RegionR01NS097802 · NINDS · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KUMAR, SANJAY S · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS097802
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of epilepsy in adults and is often refractory to antiepileptic medications. The medial entorhinal area (MEA) is affected in TLE but mechanisms underlying hyperexcitability of MEA neurons require further elucidation. Previous studies suggest that inputs from the presubiculum (PrS) contribute to MEA pathophysiology. We assessed electrophysiologically how PrS influences MEA excitability using the rat pilocarpine model of TLE. PrS-MEA connectivity was confirmed by electrically stimulating PrS afferents while recording from neurons within superficial layers of MEA. Assessment of alterations in PrS-mediated synaptic drive to MEA neurons was made following focal application of either glutamate or NBQX to the PrS in control and epileptic animals. Here, we report that monosynaptic inputs to MEA from PrS neurons are conserved in epileptic rats, and that PrS modulation of MEA excitability is layer-specific. PrS contributes more to synaptic inhibition of LII stellate cells than excitation. Under epileptic conditions, stellate cell inhibition is significantly reduced while excitatory synaptic drive is maintained at levels similar to control. PrS contributes to both synaptic excitation and inhibition of LIII pyramidal cells in control animals. Under epileptic conditions, overall excitatory synaptic drive to these neurons is enhanced while inhibitory synaptic drive is maintained at control levels. Additionally, neither glutamate nor NBQX applied focally to PrS now affected EPSC and IPSC frequency of LIII pyramidal neurons. These layer-specific changes in PrS-MEA interactions are unexpected and of significance in unraveling pathophysiological mechanisms underlying TLE.

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Synaptic PotentialsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEntorhinal CortexEpilepsy, Temporal LobeMaleNeural InhibitionNeural PathwaysParahippocampal GyrusPyramidal CellsRatsRats, Sprague-Dawleyelectrophysiologyglutamate applicationhyperexcitabilitypresubiculumtemporal lobe epilepsy

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PMID26378210
PMCPMC4737416
OpenAlexW2287764620

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