• Department of Neurology, Xiang Ya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China;
XIAOBo, Email: xiaobo_xy@126.com
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Objective To characterize the dynamic expression of Robo3 in the rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy(TLE), and assess the potential contribution of Robo3 to epileptogenesis. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into the control group (n=6) and the experimental groups (n=30, 6 per group). The experimental groups were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with an aqueous solution of lithium-pilocarpine, and sacrificed at different time points (1, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days) following the seizure. The control group was i.p. with 0.9% sodium chloride instead of pilocarpine. Quantitative real-time PCR were used to detected the mRNA expression of Robo3 and Western bolt were used to detected the protein expression of Robo3. Results Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the expression of Robo3 were significantly lower in the rat temporal lobe tissues of the latent and the chronic period group as compared with the controls(P < 0.05), but no significant differences were identified between the acute period group and the controls(P > 0.05). Western blot showed that the protein expression of Robo3 were significantly lower in the rat temporal lobe tissues of the latent and the chronic period group as compared with the controls(P < 0.05), no significant differences were identified between the acute period group and the controls(P > 0.05). Conclusions Robo3 may be involved in the pathogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy.

Citation: ZHOUYi, LUOZhaohui, HEXinghui, XIAOBo. The dynamic expression of Robo3 in the hippocampus of the lithium-pilocarpine induced rat model. Journal of Epilepsy, 2016, 2(1): 34-37. doi: 10.7507/2096-0247.20160007 Copy

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