Baraban S C, Hollopeter G, Erickson J C, Schwartzkroin P A, Palmiter R D
Department of Neurological Surgery, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
J Neurosci. 1997 Dec 1;17(23):8927-36. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.17-23-08927.1997.
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) inhibits excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus and is implicated in control of limbic seizures. In the present study, we examined hippocampal function and the response to pharmacologically induced seizures in mutant mice lacking this peptide. In slice electrophysiology studies, no change in normal hippocampal function was observed in NPY-deficient mice compared with normal wild-type littermates. Kainic acid (KA) produced limbic seizures at a comparable latency and concentration in NPY-deficient mice compared with littermates. However, KA-induced seizures progressed uncontrollably and ultimately produced death in 93% of NPY-deficient mice, whereas death was rarely observed in wild-type littermates. Intracerebroventricular NPY infusion, before KA administration, prevented death in NPY-deficient mice. These results suggest a critical role for endogenous NPY in seizure control.
神经肽Y(NPY)可抑制海马体中的兴奋性突触传递,并与边缘性癫痫的控制有关。在本研究中,我们检测了缺乏这种肽的突变小鼠的海马体功能以及对药物诱发癫痫的反应。在脑片电生理研究中,与正常野生型同窝小鼠相比,NPY缺陷小鼠的正常海马体功能未观察到变化。与同窝小鼠相比,NPY缺陷小鼠中, kainic acid(KA)在相当的潜伏期和浓度下引发了边缘性癫痫。然而,KA诱发的癫痫在NPY缺陷小鼠中无法控制地进展,最终导致93%的NPY缺陷小鼠死亡,而在野生型同窝小鼠中很少观察到死亡。在给予KA之前,脑室内注入NPY可防止NPY缺陷小鼠死亡。这些结果表明内源性NPY在癫痫控制中起关键作用。