2021
Network-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis
Dhaher R, Gruenbaum SE, Sandhu MRS, Ottestad-Hansen S, Tu N, Wang Y, Lee TW, Deshpande K, Spencer DD, Danbolt NC, Zaveri HP, Eid T. Network-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis. Neurology 2021, 96: e2261-e2271. PMID: 33722994, PMCID: PMC8166437, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous seizuresSeizure propagationSeizure focusMesial temporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular brain levelsTemporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamate levelsRelevant rodent modelsGlutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximineTransporter subtype 1Contralateral hippocampusLobe epilepsyBrain levelsBrain microdialysisExtracellular GABANeurotransmitter levelsSeizure initiationGlutamate levelsSeizure onsetEpilepsy networkRodent modelsSubtype 1EpileptogenesisHippocampusBrain regions
2020
Circadian-Like Rhythmicity of Extracellular Brain Glutamate in Epilepsy
Sandhu MRS, Dhaher R, Gruenbaum SE, Raaisa R, Spencer DD, Pavlova MK, Zaveri HP, Eid T. Circadian-Like Rhythmicity of Extracellular Brain Glutamate in Epilepsy. Frontiers In Neurology 2020, 11: 398. PMID: 32499751, PMCID: PMC7242976, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMesial temporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular brain glutamateSeizure onset regionTemporal lobe epilepsyType of epilepsyExcitatory neurotransmitter glutamateSeizure onset areaTranslational rodent modelEpileptogenic hippocampusLobe epilepsyIntracerebral microdialysisExtracellular glutamateBrain glutamateIndividual patientsRodent modelsControl animalsNeurotransmitter glutamateExtracellular levelsEpilepsySeizuresOnset areaCircadian-like rhythmGlutamateEssential modulatorPatientsOral glutamine supplementation increases seizure severity in a rodent model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Dhaher R, Chen EC, Perez E, Rapuano A, Sandhu MRS, Gruenbaum SE, Deshpande K, Dai F, Zaveri HP, Eid T. Oral glutamine supplementation increases seizure severity in a rodent model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Nutritional Neuroscience 2020, 25: 64-69. PMID: 31900092, PMCID: PMC8970572, DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2019.1708568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyOral glutamine supplementationSeverity of seizuresTemporal lobe epilepsyGlutamine supplementationSeizure severityLobe epilepsyRefractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsyMale Sprague-DawleySeizure frequencyConvulsive seizuresSeizure propagationEpilepsy modelSprague-DawleyEffective treatmentRodent modelsSeizuresSupplementationSeverityPotential roleEpilepsyFunction mutationsHippocampusGlutamine synthetaseDays
2018
5 Oral Administration of Branched-Chain Amino Acids Results in Increased Seizure Threshold and Loss of Hippocampal Neurons in a Rodent Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Gruenbaum S, Dhaher R, Rapuano A, Tang A, Eid T. 5 Oral Administration of Branched-Chain Amino Acids Results in Increased Seizure Threshold and Loss of Hippocampal Neurons in a Rodent Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2018, 149: s165-s166. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx149.374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyBCAA ingestionSeizure thresholdSpontaneous seizuresDays of drinkingRodent modelsLobe epilepsyDentate hilusControl ratsControl groupHilar neuron lossIncreased seizure thresholdInjection of pentylenetetrazoleSingle intraperitoneal injectionRight dentate gyrusRelevant rodent modelsGlutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximineBranched-chain amino acid leucineBCAA groupInduced seizuresOral supplementationNeuron lossEpileptic ratsDentate gyrus
2017
2092
Gruenbaum S, Dhaher R, Rapuano A, Eid T. 2092. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2017, 1: 56-56. PMCID: PMC6798929, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2017.200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal lobe epilepsyDays of drinkingDentate hilusBCAA groupNeuronal viabilityControl groupHilar neuron lossHilar neuronal lossRight dentate gyrusRelevant rodent modelsRole of BCAABCAA ingestionNeuronal lossSpontaneous seizuresLobe epilepsyNeuron lossSeizure activityChronic ingestionDentate gyrusInfusion siteHilar regionRodent modelsMethionine sulfoximineNeurochemical modulationRats