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
2004
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