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Seizure expression, behavior, and brain morphology differences in colonies of Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg

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dc.contributor.authorONAT, FİLİZ
dc.contributor.authorsPowell, Kim L.; Tang, Howard; Ng, Caroline; Guillemain, Isabelle; Dieuset, Gabriel; Dezsi, Gabi; Carcak, Nihan; Onat, Filiz; Martin, Benoit; O'Brien, Terence J.; Depaulis, Antoine; Jones, Nigel C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-13T12:46:52Z
dc.date.available2022-03-13T12:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractObjectiveOriginally derived from a Wistar rat strain, a proportion of which displayed spontaneous absence-type seizures, Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) represent the most widely utilized animal model of genetic generalized epilepsy. Here we compare the seizure, behavioral, and brain morphometric characteristics of four main GAERS colonies that are being actively studied internationally: two from Melbourne (MELB and STRAS-MELB), one from Grenoble (GREN), and one from Istanbul (ISTAN). MethodsElectroencephalography (EEG) recordings, behavioral examinations, and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies were conducted on GAERS and Non-Epileptic Control (NEC) rats to assess and compare the following: (1) characteristics of spike-and-wave discharges, (2) anxiety-like and depressive-like behaviors, and (3) MRI brain morphology of regions of interest. ResultsSeizure characteristics varied between the colonies, with MELB GAERS exhibiting the least severe epilepsy phenotype with respect to seizure frequency, and GREN GAERS exhibiting four times more seizures than MELB. MELB and STRAS-MELB colonies both displayed consistent anxiety and depressive-like behaviors relative to NEC. MELB and GREN GAERS showed similar changes in brain morphology, including increased whole brain volume and increased somatosensory cortical width. A previously identified mutation in the Cacna1h gene controlling the Ca(V)3.2 T-type calcium channel (R1584P) was present in all four GAERS colonies, but absent in all NEC rats. SignificanceThis study demonstrates differences in epilepsy severity between GAERS colonies that were derived from the same original colony in Strasbourg. This multi-institute study highlights the potential impact of environmental conditions and/or genetic drift on the severity of epileptic and behavioral phenotypes in rodent models of epilepsy.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/epi.12840
dc.identifier.eissn1528-1167
dc.identifier.issn0013-9580
dc.identifier.pubmed25377760
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/237991
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000346975200016
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.ispartofEPILEPSIA
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectGenetic absence epilepsy rat from Strasbourg
dc.subjectAbsence seizures
dc.subjectBehavioral comorbidities
dc.subjectBrain morphology
dc.subjectCa(V)3
dc.subject2 R1584P mutation
dc.subjectCacna1h
dc.subjectGENERALIZED EPILEPSY
dc.subjectWAVE DISCHARGES
dc.subjectPAROXYSMAL OSCILLATIONS
dc.subjectMODEL
dc.subjectCACNA1H
dc.subjectNEURONS
dc.subjectGAERS
dc.subjectCOMORBIDITY
dc.subjectVARIANTS
dc.subjectANXIETY
dc.titleSeizure expression, behavior, and brain morphology differences in colonies of Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg
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local.journal.numberofpages10
oaire.citation.endPage1968
oaire.citation.issue12
oaire.citation.startPage1959
oaire.citation.titleEPILEPSIA
oaire.citation.volume55
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