Abstract
To identify the roles of pyridoxine-5′-phosphate (PNP) oxidase in epileptogenesis and the recovery mechanisms in spontaneous seizure, a chronological and comparative analysis of PNP oxidase expression was conducted. PNP oxidase immunoreactivity in a preseizure group of seizure-sensitive (SS) gerbils was detected more strongly than that in a seizure-resistant (SR) group. The density of PNP oxidase immunoreactivity in a 30 min postictal group was significantly lower than that in a preseizure group. In a 12 hr postictal group, PNP oxidase immunodensity had recovered to a preseizure level. The overexpression of PNP oxidase in the hippocampus of preseizure SS gerbils suggests that PNP or pyridoxal 5′-phosphate plays an important role in the modulation of glutamic acid decarboxylase activity and γ-aminobutyric acid reuptake as mediated by membrane transporter via neurons. In addition, this change in the PNP oxidase immunoreactivity following seizure may be a compensatory response designed to reduce epileptic activity in this animal.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 785-791 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroscience Research |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jun 2002 |
Keywords
- Epileptogenesis
- Gerbil
- Hippocampus
- Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate
- Pyridoxal kinase
- Seizure