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ArticleBiomolecules2025

The Upregulation of L1CAM by SVHRSP Mitigates Neuron Damage, Spontaneous Seizures, and Cognitive Dysfunction in a Kainic Acid-Induced Rat Model of Epilepsy.

Zhen Li, Biying Ge, Haoqi Li, Chunyao Huang, Yunhan Ji, Melitta Schachner, Shengming Yin, Sheng Li, Jie Zhao

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Zhen LiNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Biying GeNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Haoqi LiNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Chunyao HuangNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Yunhan JiNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Melitta SchachnerDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Shengming YinNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Sheng LiNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
Jie ZhaoNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Plan of Science and Technology Talent of Dalian 2022RG09Liaoning Provincial Key Research and Development Program - Industrial Technology Innovation Project 2024JH2/102400054
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Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a common drug-resistant form of epilepsy, often accompanied by cognitive and emotional disturbances, highlighting the urgent need for novel therapies. Scorpion Venom Heat-Resistant Synthetic Peptide (SVHRSP), isolated and synthetically derived from scorpion venom, has shown anti-epileptic and neuroprotective potential. This study evaluated the anti-epileptic effects of SVHRSP in a kainic acid (KA)-induced TLE rat model. Our results demonstrated that SVHRSP (0.81 mg/kg/day) reduced the frequency and severity of spontaneous seizures. Behavioral tests showed improved cognitive performance in the novel object recognition, object location, and T-maze tasks, as well as reduced anxiety-like behavior in the open-field test. Moreover, SVHRSP mitigated hippocampal neuronal loss and glial activation. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that SVHRSP upregulates genes involved in adhesion molecule-triggered and axon guidance pathways. Western blotting and immunofluorescence further confirmed that SVHRSP restored dendritic (MAP2), axonal (NFL), and synaptic (PSD95) marker expression, elevated the functionally important L1CAM fragment (L1-70), and increased myelin basic protein-induced serine protease activity responsible for L1-70 generation. Blockade of L1CAM expression diminished the neuroprotective effects of SVHRSP, suggesting a critical role for L1CAM-mediated synapse functions. This study is the first to reveal the therapeutic potential of SVHRSP in TLE via L1CAM-associated mechanisms.

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Cognitive DysfunctionEpilepsyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1NeuronsPeptidesScorpion VenomsSeizuresAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusKainic AcidMaleNeuroprotective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyKainic AcidNeural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1Neuroprotective AgentsPeptidesScorpion Venomscell adhesion moleculeL1CAMneuroprotectionpeptidescorpion venomSVHRSPTLE

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