Chang D, Baram T Z
Division of Neurology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 1994 Jan 14;77(1):133-6. doi: 10.1016/0165-3806(94)90220-8.
Despite ready induction of severe limbic status epilepticus by systemic kainic acid (KA) in infant rats, excitotoxic neuronal injury has not been observed. The mechanisms of this resistance of the immature hippocampus to excitotoxicity are unknown. Acid fuchsin stain has been used as a marker of irreversibly injured neurons in the adult brain. We speculated that the dye might map reversibly injured neurons in the infant. Subsequent to KA-induced status epilepticus in 11-day-old rats, acid fuchsin stain was evident in the hippocampal CA3, CA1, dentate gyrus and hilus by 24 h, peaked at 48 h and disappeared by 6 days, without evidence for neuronal loss. Acid fuchsin may be a useful tool for delineating the distribution of reversibly injured immature neurons in experimental seizure paradigms.
尽管在幼鼠中通过全身注射红藻氨酸(KA)可轻易诱发严重的边缘性癫痫持续状态,但尚未观察到兴奋性毒性神经元损伤。未成熟海马对兴奋性毒性的这种抗性机制尚不清楚。酸性品红染色已被用作成人大脑中不可逆损伤神经元的标志物。我们推测该染料可能标记幼鼠中可逆性损伤的神经元。在11日龄大鼠中KA诱发癫痫持续状态后,酸性品红染色在海马CA3、CA1、齿状回和海马门在24小时时明显可见,在48小时达到峰值,并在6天时消失,且无神经元丢失的证据。酸性品红可能是在实验性癫痫发作模型中描绘可逆性损伤的未成熟神经元分布的有用工具。