Loss of glutamine synthetase in the human epileptogenic hippocampus: possible mechanism for raised extracellular glutamate in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Eid T, Thomas M, Spencer D, Rundén-Pran E, Lai J, Malthankar G, Kim J, Danbolt N, Ottersen O, de Lanerolle N. Loss of glutamine synthetase in the human epileptogenic hippocampus: possible mechanism for raised extracellular glutamate in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. The Lancet 2004, 363: 28-37. PMID: 14723991, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)15166-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyMTLE hippocampiLobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamateHigh extracellular glutamate concentrationsAnteromedial temporal lobeHuman epileptogenic hippocampusExtracellular glutamate accumulationResolution of seizuresExtracellular glutamate concentrationGlial glutamate transportersMeans of immunohistochemistryEpileptogenic hippocampusSurgical resectionSeizure generationGlutamate homeostasisTemporal lobeAstroglial proliferationEpileptic seizuresGlutamate transportersHippocampusTherapeutic interventionsGlutamate concentrationWestern blot