TAO Wu, XIE Yan-feng, SHI Quan-hong, et al. The expression of TGF-β1 and α-SMA between young and adult rats after intracortical injection of ferric chloride[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2011,36(9):1066-1069.
TAO Wu, XIE Yan-feng, SHI Quan-hong, et al. The expression of TGF-β1 and α-SMA between young and adult rats after intracortical injection of ferric chloride[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2011,36(9):1066-1069. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2011.09.026.
Objective:To study the correlation between expressions of TGF-β1 & α-SMA and seizures of rats after intracortical injection of ferric chloride and explore its role in occurrence of rats seizure.Methods:Rats(childhood and adulthood) were treated with an intracortical injection of FeCl3 and normal saline
the occurrence of seizures were under observation;TGF-β1 in cerebral spinal fluid(CSF)was tested by ELISA;the expressions of mRNA and protein of α-SMA were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting.Results:Epilepsy seizure was only observed in FeCl3 childhood group;TGF-β1 and α-SMA expression ranks top 1 in FeCl3 childhood group.Conclusion:Childhood rats were more susceptible to seizure than adulthood rats with higher level of TGF-β1 and α-SMA expressions;implying that the growth of TGF-β1 and α-SMA expressions might be the one of key mechanisms in seizure.