ZHANG YING-QI, LIAO WEI-HONG, LONG ZAI-YUN. Effect of melatonin on GAD67 mRNA expression in post-SE rat hippocampus induced by pilocarpine. [J]. Journal of army medical university, 2007, 29(16): 1605-1608.
ZHANG YING-QI, LIAO WEI-HONG, LONG ZAI-YUN. Effect of melatonin on GAD67 mRNA expression in post-SE rat hippocampus induced by pilocarpine. [J]. Journal of army medical university, 2007, 29(16): 1605-1608.DOI:
Objective To probe the mechanism of anticonvulsant by melatonin from the angle of neurotransmitter. Methods Rat status epilepticus (SE) model was induced by pilocarpine(PILO). γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content and glutamin acid decarboxylase(GAD)67 mRNA expression was detected at 6
48
72 h
and 7 d in the hippocampus of post-SE rats. The effect of melatonin on these changes was observed. Results GABA content was significantly lower in the hippocampus than in control(P<0.01). At 6-72 h post-SE
the expression of GAD67 mRNA was significantly lower in PILO group than in control(P<0.01)
but significantly higher in PILO group than in control at 7 d post-SE. The content of GABA was significantly higher in PILO+Mel group than in PILO group at 6 h-7 d post-SE(P<0.01)and the expression of GAD67 mRNA was significantly higher in PILO+Mel group than in PILO group at 6-72 h post-SE (P<0.05). Conclusion Anticonvulsive effect of melatonin may be due to its ability to increase the expression of GAD67 mRNA
so to increase the content of GABA.
关键词
癫痫持续状态海马褪黑素γ-氨基丁酸谷氨酸脱羧酶
Keywords
status epilepticushippocampusmelatoninγ-aminobutyric acidglutamin acid decarboxylase