Abstract:
:The distribution and kinetics of specific binding sites for gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a naturally occurring compound known to produce absence-like seizures, was studied in the brains of Wistar rats with spontaneous, bilaterally synchronous spike wave discharges (SWDs), a model of petit mal epilepsy, and non-epileptic controls using [3H]GHB autoradiography. [3H]GHB receptor binding was increased 40-60% in lateral thalamic nuclei of the epileptic animals. Kinetic analysis showed that the increase in the binding was due to an increase in density of low affinity GHB binding sites in the epileptic animals. Given the ability of GHB to produce petit mal-like seizures when administered to animals, and the fact that the SWDs in the Wistar rat model seem to emanate from lateral thalamus, these data raise the possibility that GHB-mediated mechanisms may play a role in the pathogenesis of petit mal seizures.
journal_name
Epilepsy Resjournal_title
Epilepsy researchauthors
Snead OC 3rd,Hechler V,Vergnes M,Marescaux C,Maitre Mdoi
10.1016/0920-1211(90)90097-fsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-11-01 00:00:00pages
121-8issue
2eissn
0920-1211issn
1872-6844pii
0920-1211(90)90097-Fjournal_volume
7pub_type
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更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.05.014
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.012
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00121-1
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(92)90092-8
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.07.012
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2003.12.004
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00097-7
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.02.009
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.10.009
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.06.003
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.04.005
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(93)90040-e
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.106181
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00