2015
Inhibition of glutamine synthetase in the central nucleus of the amygdala induces anhedonic behavior and recurrent seizures in a rat model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Gruenbaum SE, Wang H, Zaveri HP, Tang AB, Lee TS, Eid T, Dhaher R. Inhibition of glutamine synthetase in the central nucleus of the amygdala induces anhedonic behavior and recurrent seizures in a rat model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 51: 96-103. PMID: 26262937, PMCID: PMC4663049, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnhedoniaAnimalsBrainCentral Amygdaloid NucleusComorbidityDepressive DisorderDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyEnzyme InhibitorsEpilepsy, Temporal LobeGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseHippocampusMaleMethionine SulfoximineNeuronsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeizuresConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyRecurrent seizuresLobe epilepsyCentral nucleusMale Sprague-Dawley ratsPrevalence of depressionSprague-Dawley ratsGlutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximineMeasures of anhedoniaRight CeA.Seizure activityAnhedonic behaviorDentate gyrusMedial amygdalaSucrose preferenceRat modelCommon causeAstrocytic enzymeBasolateral amygdalaLateral amygdalaOsmotic pumpPatientsEpilepsyAmygdala
2007
Neocortical and Thalamic Spread of Amygdala Kindled Seizures
Blumenfeld H, Rivera M, Vasquez JG, Shah A, Ismail D, Enev M, Zaveri HP. Neocortical and Thalamic Spread of Amygdala Kindled Seizures. Epilepsia 2007, 48: 254-262. PMID: 17295618, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00934.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal cortexMedial thalamusInterictal periodNervous systemSimultaneous field potential recordingsAmygdala-Kindled SeizuresResult of kindlingDevelopment of epilepsyNetwork plasticityField potential recordingsSeizure durationBehavioral seizuresMotor seizuresKindled SeizuresAmygdala kindlingEpilepsy modelSeizuresKindlingPotential recordingsNeocortical circuitsCortexBehavioral severityWeak stimulationThalamusPossible role