Chronological changes in pyridoxine-5′-phosphate oxidase immunoreactivity in the seizure-sensitive gerbil hippocampus

Tae Cheon Kang, Seung Kook Park, In Koo Hwang, Sung Jin An, Jae Hoon Bahn, A. Yeon Kim, Soo Young Choi, Oh Shin Kwon, Nam In Baek, Hyeon Yong Lee, Moo Ho Won

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)785-791
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Neuroscience Research
Volume68
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2002

Keywords

  • Epileptogenesis
  • Gerbil
  • Hippocampus
  • Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate
  • Pyridoxal kinase
  • Seizure

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