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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2024

Effect of the closed-loop hippocampal low-frequency stimulation on seizure severity, learning, and memory in pilocarpine epilepsy rat model.

Meysam Zare, Mahmoud Rezaei, Milad Nazari, Nastaran Kosarmadar, Mona Faraz, Victoria Barkley, Amir Shojaei, Mohammad Reza Raoufy, Javad Mirnajafi-Zadeh

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2024. 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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Meysam ZareDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Mahmoud RezaeiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Milad NazariDepartment of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran.
Nastaran KosarmadarDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Mona FarazDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Victoria BarkleyDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Amir ShojaeiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza RaoufyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9292-8564
Javad Mirnajafi-ZadehDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3946-9052
Tarbiat Modares University · IRSharif University of Technology · IRUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

National Institute for Medical Research Development 957513Tarbiat Modares University IG-37909
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsIn this study, the anticonvulsant action of closed-loop, low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) was investigated. In addition, the changes in brain rhythms and functional connectivity of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex were evaluated.

methodsEpilepsy was induced by pilocarpine in male Wistar rats. After the chronic phase, a tripolar electrode was implanted in the right ventral hippocampus and a monopolar electrode in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Subjects' spontaneous seizure behaviors were observed in continuous video recording, while the local field potentials (LFPs) were recorded simultaneously. In addition, spatial memory was evaluated by the Barnes maze test.

resultsApplying hippocampal DBS, immediately after seizure detection in epileptic animals, reduced their seizure severity and duration, and improved their performance in Barnes maze test. DBS reduced the increment in power of delta, theta, and gamma waves in pre-ictal, ictal, and post-ictal periods. Meanwhile, DBS increased the post-ictal-to-pre-ictal ratio of theta band. DBS decreased delta and increased theta coherences, and also increased the post-ictal-to-pre-ictal ratio of coherence. In addition, DBS increased the hippocampal-mPFC coupling in pre-ictal period and decreased the coupling in the ictal and post-ictal periods.

conclusionApplying closed-loop, low-frequency DBS at seizure onset reduced seizure severity and improved memory. In addition, the changes in power, coherence, and coupling of the LFP oscillations in the hippocampus and mPFC demonstrate low-frequency DBS efficacy as an antiepileptic treatment, returning LFPs to a seemingly non-seizure state in subjects that received DBS.

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EpilepsyPilocarpineAnimalsAnticonvulsantsHippocampusHumansMaleMaze LearningRatsRats, WistarSeizuresAnticonvulsantsPilocarpineclosed-loop systemdeep brain stimulationmedial prefrontal cortexspatial memoryventral hippocampus

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PMID38439573
PMCPMC10912795
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