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ArticleEpilepsia2024

A role of dentate gyrus mechanistic target of rapamycin activation in epileptogenesis in a mouse model of posttraumatic epilepsy.

Dongjun Guo, Lirong Han, Christin M Godale, Nicholas R Rensing, Steve C Danzer, Michael Wong

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Article in Epilepsia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Cell-Intrinsic Regulation of Epilepsy-Associated Pathology by mTORC1 and mTORC2.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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  4. Mitochondrial Glutamine Metabolism Drives Epileptogenesis in Primary Hippocampal Neurons.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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6 authors.

Dongjun GuoDepartment of Neurology and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Lirong HanDepartment of Neurology and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Christin M GodaleDepartment of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Nicholas R RensingDepartment of Neurology and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Steve C DanzerDepartment of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-2999
Michael WongDepartment of Neurology and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3796-743X

Funding

WUIDDRC Supplement-Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemicP50HD103525 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOSEPH D DOUGHERTY, Natasha Marrus · 2020 to 2026
$15.5M
Selective disruption of hippocampal dentate granule cells in autism: impact of PTR01NS065020 · NINDS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI DANZER, STEVE C · 2009 to 2023
$6.1M
MECHANISMS OF BRAIN DYSFUNCTION IN TUBEROUS SCLEROSISR01NS056872 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WONG, MICHAEL · 2006 to 2019
$4.0M
mTOR regulation of aberrant neuronal integration and epileptogenesis in epilepsyR01NS062806 · NINDS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI DANZER, STEVE C · 2009 to 2019
$3.6M
Anti-epileptogenic role of mTOR activation among hippocampal interneuronsR01NS121042 · NINDS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI DANZER, STEVE C · 2022 to 2025
$2.0M
WHOLE SLIDE IMAGING SYSTEM FOR TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCES10RR027552 · NCRR · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, JIN-MOO · 2010 to 2010
$275k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR027552NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103525NIGMS NIH HHS S10 RR027552NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS056872NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS062806NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065020NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS121042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway has been implicated in promoting epileptogenesis in animal models of acquired epilepsy, such as posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the specific anatomical regions and neuronal populations mediating mTOR's role in epileptogenesis are not well defined. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that mTOR activation in dentate gyrus granule cells promotes neuronal death, mossy fiber sprouting, and PTE in the controlled cortical impact (CCI) model of TBI.

methodsAn adeno-associated virus (AAV)-Cre viral vector was injected into the hippocampus of Rptor

resultsAAV-Cre injection primarily affected the dentate gyrus and inhibited hippocampal mTOR activation following CCI injury. AAV-Cre-injected mice had reduced neuronal death in dentate gyrus detected by Fluoro-Jade B staining and decreased mossy fiber sprouting by ZnT3 immunostaining. Finally, AAV-Cre-injected mice exhibited a decrease in incidence of PTE. SIGNIFICANCE: mTOR pathway activation in dentate gyrus granule cells may at least partly mediate pathological abnormalities and epileptogenesis in models of TBI and PTE. Targeted modulation of mTOR activity in this hippocampal network may represent a focused therapeutic approach for antiepileptogenesis and prevention of PTE.

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Dentate GyrusDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsy, Post-TraumaticTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnimalsBrain Injuries, TraumaticElectroencephalographyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMossy Fibers, HippocampalNeuronsmTOR protein, mouseTOR Serine-Threonine KinaseshippocampusmicerapamycinRaptorseizure

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PMID38761065
PMCPMC11251851

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