• Lintao Qu, Richard Boyce, and L Stan Leung.
• Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 5C1.
• Neurobiol. Dis. 2010 Mar 1; 37 (3): 704-10.

AbstractWhether seizures in the developing brain cause long-term changes in the mature brain has been debated. We tested the hypothesis that a model of early-life seizures, induced by systemic injection of a GABA(B) receptor antagonist CGP56999A in immature rats, decreased GABA(B) receptor-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in the hippocampus of adolescent rats. Whole-cell recordings were made in CA1 pyramidal cells and dentate gyrus (DG) granule cells in vitro, 30-45 days after the rats had seizures induced by CGP56999A (1-1.5 mg/kg i.p.) or control saline injection on postnatal day 15. GABA(B) receptor-mediated IPSCs were reduced in DG neurons but not in CA1 neurons of early-life seizure rats as compared to controls. Additionally, hippocampal neurons of early-life seizure rats, as compared to those in control rats, showed a more depolarized resting membrane potential in both CA1 and DG, and a larger input resistance but reduced spike frequency adaptation in DG neurons. In conclusion, early-life seizures result in a long-lasting reduction in GABA(B) receptor-mediated transmission in DG principal neurons and depolarization in CA1 and DG principal neurons. These alterations are expected to increase seizure susceptibility in the adult brain.2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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