| First Author | Gabel LA | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | Brain Res | Volume | 1494 |
| Pages | 84-90 | PubMed ID | 23201443 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:206551 | Mgi Id | MGI:5551365 |
| Doi | 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.11.040 | Citation | Gabel LA, et al. (2013) Differential seizure response in two models of cortical heterotopia. Brain Res 1494:84-90 |
| abstractText | Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are linked to epilepsy in humans. MCD encompass a broad spectrum of malformations, which occur as the principal pathology or a secondary disruption. Recently, Rosen et al. (2012) reported that BXD29-Trl4(lps-2J)/J mice have subcortical nodular heterotopias with partial agenesis of the corpus callosum (p-ACC). Additionally Ramos et al. (2008) demonstrated that C57BL/10J mice exhibit cortical heterotopias with no additional cortical abnormalities. We examined the seizure susceptibility of these mice to determine if the presence (BXD29-Trl4(lps-2J)/J) or absence (C57BL/10J) of p-ACC, in strains with MCD, confers a differential response to chemi-convulsive treatment. Our results indicate that C57BL/10J mice with layer I heterotopia are more susceptible, whereas BXD29-Trl4(lps-2J)/J mice with more severe subcortical nodular heterotopia and p-ACC are more resistant to seizure behavior induced by pentylenetetrazole. These data suggest that p-ACC may confer seizure resistance in models of MCD. |
