Androgenic neurosteroids: Anti-seizure effects in an animal model of epilepsy

被引:80
作者
Frye, CA
Reed, TAW
机构
[1] Connecticut Coll, Dept Psychol, Neurosci Program, New London, CT 06320 USA
[2] Connecticut Coll, Dept Zool, New London, CT 06320 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
testosterone; 5; alpha-androstane-3; alpha; 17; beta-diol; (3; alpha-diol); neuroprotection; Hippocampus; extragenomic;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-4530(98)00009-2
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
These studies investigate whether the neurosteroid and 5 alpha-reduced metabolite of testosrerone (T), 5 alpha-androstanr-3 alpha,17 beta-diol (3 alpha-Diol), has anti-seizure effects similar to its parent compound. In experiment 1, ovariectomized (ovx) Long-Evans rats (n = 20) were subcutaneously (SC) administered 32 mg/kg kainic acid or saline vehicle 10 min following 0.0, 3.0, or 7.5 mg/kg 3 alpha-Diol in 10% ethanol, propylene glycol vehicle (veh). During 2 h of observation of ictal activity, 3 alpha-Diol (3.0 and 7.5 mg/kg) prior to kainic acid significantly decreased the number and duration of partial and full seizures compared to the 0.0 3 alpha-Diol conditions and produced ictal activity that was comparable to 0.0 mg/kg 3 alpha-Diol no kainic acid controls (procedure controls). Animals that received 7.5 mg/kg 3 alpha-Diol prior to kainic acid had shorter latencies and distances to the hidden platform in a Morris Water Maze task than those that received 0.0 3 alpha-Diol, 1 week following ictal activity. Administration of 3 alpha-Diol (3.0 or 7.5 mg/kg) prior to kainic acid stimulation resulted in a greater number of identifiable neurons in the hilar region of the hippocampus, compared to 0.0 3 alpha-Diol condition. Experiment 2 was conducted to ascertain whether 3 alpha-Diol's anti-seizure effects were comparable to T and possibly a result of metabolism from T. Ovx rats (n = 36) were stereotaxically implanted with bipolar electrodes into the perforant pathway. One hour prior to perforant pathway stimulation, six rats were SC injected with either T (7.5 mg!kg), 3 alpha-Diol (7.5 mg/kg), 7.5 mg/kg T + 4MA (a Sx-reductase inhibitor, 17 beta-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4aza, 5 alpha-androstan-3-one), 4MA alone, 10% propylene glycol vehicle (veh) with perforant pathway stimulation, or veh without perforant pathway stimulation. 3 alpha-Diol and T produced similar seizure activity, water maze performance, and neuronal integrity in the hilar region of the hippocampus that were comparable to unstimulated controls. Because the T and 3 alpha-Diol groups were not different from T + 4MA but tended to be different from 4MA alone on these measures, this suggests that 3 alpha-Diol and T can have similar anti-seizure effects which may be due to actions of neurosteroids. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:15
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