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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2017

The Modulatory Effect of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Type-1α on Spike-Wave Discharges in WAG/Rij Rats.

Fariba Karimzadeh, Sayed Mostafa Modarres Mousavi, Tahereh Ghadiri, Maryam Jafarian, Mansoureh Soleimani, Shahin Mohammad Sadeghi, Masoud Mesgari, Mohammad-Taghi Joghataei, Ali Gorji

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fariba KarimzadehCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sayed Mostafa Modarres MousaviShefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Tahereh GhadiriShefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam JafarianShefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Mansoureh SoleimaniCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahin Mohammad SadeghiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud MesgariKlinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany.
Mohammad-Taghi JoghataeiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali GorjiShefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran. gorjial@uni-muenster.de.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRKhatam University · IRUniversity of Münster · DEShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Modulatory function of metabotropic glutamate type 1 (mGlu1) receptors plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of some neurological disorders, including schizophrenia and epilepsy. In this study, the expression of mGlu1α receptors in the thalamic nuclei was assessed during development of absence seizures in the WAG/Rij rats, a valid genetic animal model of absence epilepsy. In addition, the effect of pharmacological modulation of mGlu1α receptors in the laterodorsal (LD) nucleus of the thalamus on the characteristic features of bioelectrical brain activities in the WAG/Rij rats was assessed. The expression of mGlu1α receptors in the LD was assessed in four experimental groups of both WAG/Rij and Wistar rats with 2 and 6 months of age. Agonist and antagonist of mGlu1α receptors were infused in LD in the six months old WAG/Rij (epileptic) rats. The protein level of mGlu1α receptors in the thalamus of the 6-month-old WAG/Rij rats was lower than non-epileptic animals. In addition, the distribution of mGlu1α receptors in different thalamic nuclei was lower in the 6-month-old WAG/Rij compared to age-matched Wistar rats. The gene expression of mGlu1α receptor was also significantly lower in 6-month-old WAG/Rij rats in the LD compared to other animal groups. The microinjection of mGlu1α receptors agonist and antagonist in the LD reduced the duration of spike-wave discharges (SWDs) and increased the amplitude and duration of SWDs, respectively, in 6-month-old WAG/Rij rats. The alterations of mGlu1α receptors expression in the thalamus of epileptic WAG/Rij rats as well as its modulatory effects in the generation of SWDs suggest the potential of mGlu1 receptors as a therapeutic target in absence epilepsy.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsEpilepsyExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsMaleMicroinjectionsRatsRats, WistarReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid Antagonistsmetabotropic glutamate receptor type 1Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateBrainEpilepsyGenetic models of epilepsySeizuresSpike-wave discharges

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