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ArticleNorthern clinics of Istanbul2020

Pharmacologically induced absence seizures

Nihan Carcak, Melike Sahiner, Ozlem Akman, Medine Gulcebi Idrizoglu, Miguel A Cortez, O Carter Snead, Esat Eskazan, Filiz Onat

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Article in Northern clinics of Istanbul, 2020. 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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nihan CarcakDepartment of Pharmacology, Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Melike SahinerDepartment of Physiology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozlem AkmanDepartment of Physiology, Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Medine Gulcebi IdrizogluDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Miguel A CortezDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Toronto University Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
O Carter SneadDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Toronto University Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
Esat EskazanDeaprtment of Medical Pharmacology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Filiz OnatDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of γ-butyrolactone (GBL), a prodrug of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid -induced absence seizures on the development of kindling in Wistar rats.

methodsThree groups of adult male Wistar rats under anesthesia were implanted with bilateral cortical recording electrodes for the GBL group (GBL) and/or bipolar stimulation electrodes into the right basolateral amygdala for the Kindling group (KI) alone and Kindling plus GBL group (GBL+KI). Rats in the KI and GBL+KI groups were stimulated twice daily at the afterdischarge threshold until they reached Racine's stage 5 seizure state. The animals in the GBL + group had an i.p injection of GBL 20 minutes before each electrical stimulation, and the effects of GBL-induced seizures on the development of kindling were investigated. The animals in the GBL group were injected GBL twice daily i.p. for 15 days without receiving any electrical stimulation.

resultsThe KI animals reached stage 5 seizure stage at 12

conclusionThe resistance to amygdala kindling in the GBL model can be modulated by the absence seizure mechanism alone, without the intervention of an abnormal genetic background.

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Amygdalaexperimental limbic epilepsygamma-butyrolactonegenetic absence epilepsykindling

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