2021
Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity
Farina MG, Sandhu MRS, Parent M, Sanganahalli BG, Derbin M, Dhaher R, Wang H, Zaveri HP, Zhou Y, Danbolt NC, Hyder F, Eid T. Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 2858-2870. PMID: 34536233, PMCID: PMC9006438, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal brainFunctional connectivityContinuous video-electroencephalographic recordingSpontaneous recurrent seizuresPathogenesis of epilepsyGlutamine synthetase deficiencyVideo-electroencephalographic recordingsSpecific animal modelsEx vivo studySeizure thresholdAdult patientsRecurrent seizuresFocal epilepsyAdeno-associated virusHippocampal formationAnimal modelsFocal mannerEpileptic seizuresGS deficiencySmall lociSynthetase deficiencyEpilepsyGradual returnVivo studiesBrain
2020
Gene expression in the epileptic (EL) mouse hippocampus
Lee TS, Li AY, Rapuano A, Mantis J, Eid T, Seyfried TN, de Lanerolle NC. Gene expression in the epileptic (EL) mouse hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Disease 2020, 147: 105152. PMID: 33153970, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyHuman temporal lobe epilepsySeizure focusHippocampal seizure focusRole of neurogliaExtensive neuronal lossMolecular changesEpileptic miceMicroglial activationNeuronal lossNeuron lossEl miceLobe epilepsySeizure modelHippocampal fieldsSeizure generationPathological changesPaucity of studiesMouse hippocampusAnimal modelsHeat shock proteinsNormal populationPathological processesExpression levelsEpilepsy