2012
Evidence for astrocytes as a potential source of the glutamate excess in temporal lobe epilepsy
Perez EL, Lauritzen F, Wang Y, Lee TS, Kang D, Zaveri HP, Chaudhry FA, Ottersen OP, Bergersen LH, Eid T. Evidence for astrocytes as a potential source of the glutamate excess in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurobiology Of Disease 2012, 47: 331-337. PMID: 22659305, PMCID: PMC3392431, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyRecurrent seizuresConcentration of glutamateHippocampal formationLobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamateRefractory temporal lobe epilepsyEpileptogenic hippocampal formationExtracellular brain glutamateSubset of patientsSaline-treated ratsStart of infusionRatio of glutamateExcessive glutamateGlutamate excessBrain glutamateExtracellular brainAstrocytesExcessive releaseGS deficiencyRatsSeizuresGlutamateSeparate groupsEpilepsy
2008
Recurrent seizures and brain pathology after inhibition of glutamine synthetase in the hippocampus in rats
Eid T, Ghosh A, Wang Y, Beckström H, Zaveri HP, Lee TS, Lai JC, Malthankar-Phatak GH, de Lanerolle NC. Recurrent seizures and brain pathology after inhibition of glutamine synthetase in the hippocampus in rats. Brain 2008, 131: 2061-2070. PMID: 18669513, PMCID: PMC2724901, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal sclerosisRecurrent seizuresTemporal sclerosisBrain pathologyIntractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyGlutamine synthetase deficiencyNovel animal modelContinuous microinfusionHippocampal atrophyLobe epilepsyGlutamate excessNeuropathological featuresExtracellular glutamateHippocampal neuronsAnimal modelsTherapeutic interventionsHippocampusSeizuresSclerosisSynthetase deficiencyMinimal injuryPatientsRats