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ArticleAdvanced pharmaceutical bulletin2015

Ethosuximide Affects Paired-Pulse Facilitation in Somatosensory Cortex of WAG\Rij Rats as a Model of Absence Seizure.

Ghazaleh Ghamkhari Nejad, Parviz Shahabi, Mohamad Reza Alipoor, Firouz Ghaderi Pakdel, Mohammad Asghari, Mina Sadighi Alvandi

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Ghazaleh Ghamkhari NejadNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Parviz ShahabiNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohamad Reza AlipoorNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Firouz Ghaderi PakdelDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Mohammad AsghariRoad Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mina Sadighi AlvandiDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,Tabriz, Iran.

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purposeThe interaction between somatosensory cortex and thalamus via a thalamocortical loop is a theory behind induction of absence epilepsy. Inside peri-oral somatosensory (S1po) and primary somatosensory forelimb (S1fl) regions, excitatory and inhibitory systems are not balanced and GABAergic inhibitory synapses seem to play a fundamental role in short-term plasticity alterations.

methodsWe investigated the effects of Ethosuximide on presynaptic changes by utilizing paired-pulse stimulation that was recorded from somatosensory cortex in 18 WAG\Rij rats during epileptic activity. A twisted tripolar electrode including two stimulating electrodes and one recording electrode was implanted into the S1po and S1FL according to stereotaxic landmarks. Paired-pulses (200 µs, 100-1000 µA, 0.1 Hz) were applied to somatosensory cortex at 50, 100, 400, 500 ms inter-pulse intervals for 50 min period.

resultsThe results showed that paired-pulse facilitation was significantly reduced at all intervals in all times, but compared to the control group of epileptic WAG/Rij rats (p<0.05), it was exceptional about the first 10 minutes after the injection. At the intervals of 50 and 100 ms, a remarkable PPD was found in second, third, fourth and fifth 10-min post injection.

conclusionThese experiments indicate that Ethosuximide has effects on presynaptic facilitation in somatosensory cortex inhibitory loops by alteration in GABA levels that leads to a markedly diminished PPF in paired-pulse stimulation.

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Absence seizurePaired-pulse stimulationSomatosensory cortexWAG\Rij rat

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PMID26819920
PMCPMC4729345

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