Status epilepticus triggers caspase-3 activation and necrosis in the immature rat brain

Jerome Niquet, Stéphane Auvin, Mark Archie, Dae Won Seo, Suni Allen, Raman Sankar, Claude G. Wasterlain

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Abstract

The mode and mechanism of neuronal death induced by status epilepticus (SE) in the immature brain have not been fully characterized. In this study, we analyzed the contribution of neuronal necrosis and caspase-3 activation to CA1 damage following lithium-pilocarpine SE in P14 rat pups. By electron microscopy, many CA1 neurons displayed evidence of early necrosis 6 hours following SE, and the full ultrastructural features of necrosis at 24-72 hours. Caspase-3 was activated in injured (acidophilic) neurons 24 hours following SE, raising the possibility that they died by caspase-dependent "programmed" necrosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1203-1206
Number of pages4
JournalEpilepsia
Volume48
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007

Keywords

  • Electron microscopy
  • Hippocampus
  • Programmed cell death

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