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Apoptosis in the Dentate Nucleus Following Kindling-induced Seizures in Rats

Author(s): Elisa Taddei, Artemio Rosiles, Leonardo Hernandez, Rudy Luna* and Carmen Rubio

Volume 21, Issue 6, 2022

Published on: 07 December, 2021

Page: [511 - 519] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1871527320666211201161800

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Abstract

Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by abnormal and recurrent neuronal discharges that result in epileptic seizures. The dentate nuclei of the cerebellum receive excitatory input from different brain regions. Purkinje cell loss due to chronic seizures could lead to decreased inhibition of these excitatory neurons, resulting in the activation of apoptotic cascades in the dentate nucleus.

Objective: The present study was designed to determine whether there is a presence of apoptosis (either intrinsic or extrinsic) in the dentate nucleus, the final relay of the cerebellar circuit, following kindling-induced seizures.

Methods: In order to determine this, seizures were triggered via the amygdaloid kindling model. Following 0, 15, or 45 stimuli, rats were sacrificed, and the cerebellum was extracted. It was posteriorly prepared for the immunohistochemical analysis with cell death biomarkers: TUNEL, Bcl-2, truncated Bid (tBid), Bax, cytochrome C, and cleaved caspase 3 (active form). Our findings reproduce results obtained in other parts of the cerebellum.

Results: We found a decrease of Bcl-2 expression, an anti-apoptotic protein, in the dentate nucleus of kindled rats. We also determined the presence of TUNEL-positive neurons, which confirms the presence of apoptosis in the dentate nucleus. We observed the expression of tBid, Bax, as well as cytochrome C and cleaved caspase-3, the main executor caspase of apoptosis.

Conclusion: There is a clear activation of both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways in the cells of the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum of rats subjected to amygdaloid kindling.

Keywords: Epilepsy, cerebellum, dentate nucleus, apoptosis, amygdaloid kindling, rats.

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