Wu Lanxiang,Wang Guo,Fu Lijuan,Wen Chunjie,Yang Zhu,Wang Yingxiong,Yu Chao.Neuroprotective effect of oxaloacetate in rats with lithium-pilocarpine-induced epilepsy[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(14):1375-1379.
Wu Lanxiang,Wang Guo,Fu Lijuan,Wen Chunjie,Yang Zhu,Wang Yingxiong,Yu Chao.Neuroprotective effect of oxaloacetate in rats with lithium-pilocarpine-induced epilepsy[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(14):1375-1379.DOI:
Neuroprotective effect of oxaloacetate in rats with lithium-pilocarpine-induced epilepsy
Objective To observe the neuroprotective effect of intravenous oxaloacetate (OxAc) in a rat model of lithium-pilocarpine-induced epilepsy (LPE). Methods Thirty 6-8 weeks old male Sprague-Dawley rats
weighing 180-220 g
were randomly divided into control group
LPE model group
LPE+OxAc group
LPE+OxAc+glutamate-oxaloacetate transminase (GOT) group
and LPE+OxAc+maleate group
6 in each group. Rats in control group were given saline instead of pilocapine
rats in LPE model group and LPE+OxAc group were injected with OxAc at the dose of 3.5 mg/100 g when the seizure of epilepsy was arrested
rats in LPE+OxAc+GOT group were injected with OxAc at the dose of 3.5 mg/100 g and GOT at the dose of 3.5 μg/100 g when the seizure of epilepsy was arrested
and rats in LPE+OxAc+maleate group were injected with OxAc at the dose of 3.5 mg/100 g and maleate at the dose of 6.3 mg/100 g when the seizure of epilepsy was arrested. Sixty minutes after a rat epilepsy model was induced with lithium-pilocarpine
seizure of epilepsy was arrested by injecting diazepam. Glutamate level in cerebrospinal fluid and blood was measured
findings on electroencephalogram(EEG)and neuronal loss in different experimental groups were recorded at different time points. Results The level of glutamate in cerebrospinal fluid and blood was about 88% and 54% higher in LPE model group than in control group after the seizure of epilepsy was arrested (P0.05)and reached its peak at 8 h
then began to decrease slowly
indicating that intravenous OxAc could significantly reduce the glutamate level in cerebrospinal fluid and blood within 8 and 12 h after the seizure of epilepsy was arrested (P0.05). OxAc could also significantly improve the EEG and neuronal loss in hippcampus and dentate hilus. Intravenous GOT could improve the neuroprotective effect of OxAc
while maleate (a specific inhibitor of GOT) could attenuate the neuroprotective effect of OxAc in rats with epilepsy. Conclusion Intravenous OxAc exerts its neuroprotective effect in rat LPE model by down-regulating the glutamate level in blood.