• Bárbara P Marquezan, Vinícius R Funck, Clarissa V Oliveira, Letícia M Pereira, Stífani M Araújo, Micheli S Zarzecki, Luiz Fernando F Royes, Ana Flávia Furian, and Mauro S Oliveira.
• Federal University of Santa Maria, Pharmacology Graduate Program, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Santa Maria 97105-900, Brazil.
• Epilepsy Res. 2013 Aug 1; 105 (3): 396-400.

AbstractThe present study aimed to investigate whether Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity and phosphorylation state of the catalytic α subunit are altered by pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced seizures. PTZ (30, 45 or 60 g/kg, i.p.) was administered to adult male Swiss mice, and Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity and phosphorylation state were measured in the cerebral cortex 15 min after PTZ administration. Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity significantly decreased after PTZ-induced seizures (60 mg/kg). Immunoreactivity of phosphorylated Ser943 at α subunit was increased after PTZ-induced seizures. A significant positive correlation between Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity and latency to myoclonic jerks and generalized seizures was found. Conversely, a strong negative correlation between Ser943 phosphorylation and latency to generalized seizures was detected. Given the role of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase as a major regulator of brain excitability, Ser943 at Na(+),K(+)-ATPase α subunit may represent a potentially valuable new target for drug development for seizure disorders.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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