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Publication Open Access Effects of Probiotic Consumption on Absence Seizures(KARE PUBL, 2017) ONAT, FİLİZ; Akkol, Serdar; Dogan, Mehmet Can; Esenkar, Duygu; Dogan, Handan; Karamahmutoglu, Tugba; Onat, FilizObjectives: Probiotics are microorganisms of intestinal microflora that are beneficial for human health. Childhood absence epilepsy has 2 validated rat models: Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) and Wistar Albino Glaxo from Rijswijk (WAG/Rij). To date, there have been no clinical or experimental studies of the effects of probiotics on absence epilepsy. The present study was an investigation of the effects of probiotics on absence seizures in the GAERS rat model. Methods: GAERS were used to examine the effects of probiotics. Nine male GAERS were assigned to 1 of 2 groups (probiotic or control). The animals had free access to food and water. Commercially available probiotic product was provided in drinking water to probiotic group for 1 month. Surface electrodes were then implanted for electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. Two aspects of EEG recordings were compared: cumulative duration and cumulative number of absence seizures. Results: Analysis of spike-and-wave discharges between the 2 groups showed no significant difference in either cumulative duration or number (p>0.05). Additionally, it was observed that probiotic group consumed more water than control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Results indicated that probiotic consumption had no effect on duration or number of spike-and-wave discharges of GAERS after 1-month feeding period. This is the first investigation in the literature addressing interactions between probiotics and absence epilepsy, and further research is needed.Publication Open Access Electron microscopic GABA evaluation in hippocampal mossy terminals of genetic absence epilepsy rats receiving kindling stimulations(2022-12-01) KAYA, ÖZLEM TUĞÇE; TURGAN AŞIK, ZEHRA NUR; KARAMAHMUTOĞLU, TUĞBA; GÜLÇEBİ İDRİZ OĞLU, MEDİNE; AKAKIN, DİLEK; ŞİRVANCI, SERAP; İmdat N. N., KAYA Ö. T., TURGAN AŞIK Z. N., ERYİĞİT KARAMAHMUTOĞLU T., GÜLÇEBİ İDRİZ OĞLU M., AKAKIN D., ONAT F., ŞİRVANCI S.Objective: The hypotheses related to the fact of epileptic mechanisms are mainly based on excitation-inhibition imbalance in central nervous system. GAERS (Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg) is a well-known animal model of absence epilepsy, and frequently used in experimental studies. In the present study, we aimed to examine possible morphological and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) density changes in GAERS hippocampus after electrical kindling stimulations. Methods: All control and test group rats received 6 kindling stimulations. Rats were decapitated 1 h after the last stimulation. Ultrastructural GABA immunocytochemistry was used to evaluate GABA density quantitatively in mossy terminals of hippocampal CA3 region. Results: GABA levels were less in kindling groups compared to their controls, and in GAERS groups compared to Wistar groups; mitochondrial and dendritic spine area ratios were greater in GAERS groups compared to Wistar groups, although all these evaluations were statistically nonsignificant. Depletion of synaptic vesicles was evident in the mossy terminals of kindling groups. Conclusion: The reason of decreased levels of GABA found in the present study might be that GABA has been released from the synaptic pool rapidly at an early time period after the last stimulation, for compansation mechanisms. Depletion of synaptic vesicles observed in kindling groups shows that even 6 kindling stimulations have an impact of changing hippocampal morphology in trisynaptic cycle. The increased mitochondrial area in GAERS might be related to the increased mitochondrial activity. The increased dendritic spine area might be related to the increased performance of learning in GAERS. Our findings indicating that absence epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy have different mechanisms of epileptogenesis might be a basis for further experimental studies.Publication Open Access Evaluation of GAD67 immunoreactivity in the region of substantia nigra pars reticulata in resistance to development of convulsive seizure in genetic absence epilepsy rats(KARE PUBL, 2016) ONAT, FİLİZ; Gulcebi, Medine; Akman, Ozlem; Carcak, Nihan; Karamahmutoglu, Tugba; Onat, FilizOBJECTIVE: Nonconvulsive absence epilepsy and convulsive epilepsy seizures are rarely seen in the same patient. It has been demonstrated that there is a resistance to development of convulsive seizures in genetic absence epilepsy models. The present study investigated glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) immunoreactivity in the brain region related to the interaction of these two seizure types, namely substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNR) subregions, SNRantenor and SNRpostenor. METHODS: Nonepileptic adult male Wistar rats and Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) were used. Experimental groups of Wistar and GAERS were electrically stimulated for kindling model to induce convulsive epileptic seizures. An electrical stimulation cannula was stereotaxically implanted to the basolateral amygdala and recording electrodes were placed on the cortex. Sagittal sections of SNR were used to evaluate immunohistochemical reaction. Sections were incubated with anti-GAD67 antibody. Densitometric analysis of GAD67 immunoreactive neurons was performed using photographs of stained sections. One-way analysis of variance and post hoc Bonferroni test were used for statistical analysis of the data. RESULTS: There was no difference in GAD67 immunoreactivity of SNR subregions of control Wistar and control GAERS. An increase in GAD67 immunoreactivity was detected in SNRposterior subregion of stimulated Wistar rats, whereas there was a decrease in GAD67 immunoreactivity in SNRposterior of stimulated GAERS. The difference in GAD67 immunoreactivity between these two groups was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Level of synthetized gamma-aminobutyric acid in SNRposterior subregion plays an important role in the interaction of nonconvulsive absence epilepsy seizures and convulsive epilepsy seizures.Publication Open Access Does Feeding Behaviour of Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats Differ from Control Wistar Rats(2012-09-30) GÜLÇEBİ İDRİZ OĞLU, MEDİNE; KARAMAHMUTOĞLU, TUĞBA; ONAT, FİLİZ; GÜLÇEBİ İDRİZ OĞLU M., KETENCİ S., KARAMAHMUTOĞLU T., AKIN D., ONAT F.