2001
Disruption of Inhibition in Area CA1 of the Hippocampus in a Rat Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Denslow M, Eid T, Du F, Schwarcz R, Lothman E, Steward O. Disruption of Inhibition in Area CA1 of the Hippocampus in a Rat Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 86: 2231-2245. PMID: 11698514, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.86.5.2231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyLayer III neuronsPaired-pulse stimulationEntorhinal cortexCommissural projectionsDisruption of inhibitionHeterosynaptic inhibitionAOAA injectionPopulation spikesLobe epilepsyInhibitory functionDentate gyrusRat modelAminooxyacetic acidInhibitory interneuronsControl animalsElectrolytic lesionsTemporo-ammonic pathwayMultiple population spikesPaired-pulse inhibitionDuration of afterdischargeLoss of neuronsHigh-frequency stimulationNumber of stimulationsAbnormal physiological responses
2000
Neurons in Layer III of the Entorhinal Cortex: A Role in Epileptogenesis and Epilepsy?
SCHWARCZ R, EID T, DU F. Neurons in Layer III of the Entorhinal Cortex: A Role in Epileptogenesis and Epilepsy? Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2000, 911: 328-342. PMID: 10911883, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06735.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyEntorhinal cortexLayer IIILobe epilepsySeizure-induced cell deathProminent excitatory inputSeizure-induced deathLayer III neuronsAminooxyacetic acidAOAA injectionPreferential lesionGABAergic neuronsNeuron lossLimbic structuresExcitatory inputsPathological changesParahippocampal structuresAnimal modelsEpilepsyNeuronsLesionsCell deathCortexDeathInjection
1999
Ultrastructure and immunocytochemical distribution of GABA in layer III of the rat medial entorhinal cortex following aminooxyacetic acid-induced seizures
Eid T, Schwarcz R, Ottersen OP. Ultrastructure and immunocytochemical distribution of GABA in layer III of the rat medial entorhinal cortex following aminooxyacetic acid-induced seizures. Experimental Brain Research 1999, 125: 463-475. PMID: 10323293, DOI: 10.1007/s002210050704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyEntorhinal cortexLayer IIIMedial entorhinal cortexAminooxyacetic acidGABA-immunoreactive neuronsTemporal lobe seizuresAcid-induced seizuresGABA-like immunoreactivityDifferent animal modelsHippocampal region CA1AOAA injectionSimilar neuropathologySwollen dendritesBehavioral seizuresGABA neuronsLobe epilepsyNeuronal profilesNeuropathological changesPyramidal neuronsNerve terminalsAxon terminalsRat medialDendritic spinesLight microscopic preparations
1997
Neuronal damage after the injection of amino-oxyacetic acid into the rat entorhinal cortex: a silver impregnation study
Du F, Eid T, Schwarcz R. Neuronal damage after the injection of amino-oxyacetic acid into the rat entorhinal cortex: a silver impregnation study. Neuroscience 1997, 82: 1165-1178. PMID: 9466438, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00354-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilver-stained neuronsTemporal lobe epilepsyEntorhinal cortexAcid injectionNeuronal damageLobe epilepsyLayer IIIProlonged seizure activitySilver impregnation studyReactive glial cellsPattern of neurodegenerationHippocampal CA1 fieldLateral amygdaloid nucleusRat entorhinal cortexAminooxyacetic acidAmino-oxyacetic acidMedial entorhinal cortexDegenerated neuronsNeuropathological consequencesDamaged neuronsSeizure activityAmygdaloid nucleusMost neuronsNeuronal deathCA1 field