Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy

Parvalbumin-positive (PV+) GABAergic interneurons in the dentate gyrus provide powerful perisomatic inhibition of dentate granule cells (DGCs) to prevent overexcitation and maintain the stability of dentate gyrus circuits. Most dentate PV+ interneurons survive status epilepticus, but surviving PV+ i...

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Main Authors: Sang-Hun Lee, Young-Jin Kang, Bret N. Smith
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description Parvalbumin-positive (PV+) GABAergic interneurons in the dentate gyrus provide powerful perisomatic inhibition of dentate granule cells (DGCs) to prevent overexcitation and maintain the stability of dentate gyrus circuits. Most dentate PV+ interneurons survive status epilepticus, but surviving PV+ interneuron mediated inhibition is compromised in the dentate gyrus shortly after status epilepticus, contributing to epileptogenesis in temporal lobe epilepsy. It is uncertain whether the impaired activity of dentate PV+ interneurons recovers at later times or if it continues for months following status epilepticus. The development of compensatory modifications related to PV+ interneuron circuits in the months following status epilepticus is unknown, although reduced dentate GABAergic inhibition persists long after status epilepticus. We employed whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from dentate PV+ interneurons and DGCs in slices from male and female sham controls and intrahippocampal kainate (IHK) treated mice that developed spontaneous seizures months after status epilepticus to study epilepsy-associated changes in dentate PV+ interneuron circuits. Electrical recordings showed that: 1) Action potential firing rates of dentate PV+ interneurons were reduced in IHK treated mice up to four months after status epilepticus; 2) spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) in DGCs exhibited reduced frequency but increased amplitude in IHK treated mice; and 3) the amplitude of IPSCs in DGCs evoked by optogenetic activation of dentate PV+ cells was upregulated without changes in short-term plasticity. Video-EEG recordings revealed that IHK treated mice showed spontaneous electrographic seizures in the dentate gyrus and that chemogenetic activation of PV+ interneurons abolished electrographic seizures. Our results suggest not only that the compensatory changes in PV+ interneuron circuits develop after IHK treatment, but also that increased PV+ interneuron mediated inhibition in the dentate gyrus may compensate for cell loss and reduced intrinsic excitability of dentate PV+ interneurons to stop seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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spelling doaj-art-bcd3309bbe7d4b9eb6d86e8797b69ef92025-08-20T02:37:45ZengElsevierNeurobiology of Disease1095-953X2024-12-0120310673710.1016/j.nbd.2024.106737Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsySang-Hun Lee0Young-Jin Kang1Bret N. Smith2Corresponding authors at: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USADepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USACorresponding authors at: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USAParvalbumin-positive (PV+) GABAergic interneurons in the dentate gyrus provide powerful perisomatic inhibition of dentate granule cells (DGCs) to prevent overexcitation and maintain the stability of dentate gyrus circuits. Most dentate PV+ interneurons survive status epilepticus, but surviving PV+ interneuron mediated inhibition is compromised in the dentate gyrus shortly after status epilepticus, contributing to epileptogenesis in temporal lobe epilepsy. It is uncertain whether the impaired activity of dentate PV+ interneurons recovers at later times or if it continues for months following status epilepticus. The development of compensatory modifications related to PV+ interneuron circuits in the months following status epilepticus is unknown, although reduced dentate GABAergic inhibition persists long after status epilepticus. We employed whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from dentate PV+ interneurons and DGCs in slices from male and female sham controls and intrahippocampal kainate (IHK) treated mice that developed spontaneous seizures months after status epilepticus to study epilepsy-associated changes in dentate PV+ interneuron circuits. Electrical recordings showed that: 1) Action potential firing rates of dentate PV+ interneurons were reduced in IHK treated mice up to four months after status epilepticus; 2) spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) in DGCs exhibited reduced frequency but increased amplitude in IHK treated mice; and 3) the amplitude of IPSCs in DGCs evoked by optogenetic activation of dentate PV+ cells was upregulated without changes in short-term plasticity. Video-EEG recordings revealed that IHK treated mice showed spontaneous electrographic seizures in the dentate gyrus and that chemogenetic activation of PV+ interneurons abolished electrographic seizures. Our results suggest not only that the compensatory changes in PV+ interneuron circuits develop after IHK treatment, but also that increased PV+ interneuron mediated inhibition in the dentate gyrus may compensate for cell loss and reduced intrinsic excitability of dentate PV+ interneurons to stop seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996124003395Temporal lobe epilepsyGABAergic interneuronParvalbumin-expressing basket cellDentate gyrus
spellingShingle Sang-Hun Lee
Young-Jin Kang
Bret N. Smith
Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurobiology of Disease
Temporal lobe epilepsy
GABAergic interneuron
Parvalbumin-expressing basket cell
Dentate gyrus
title Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
title_full Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
title_fullStr Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
title_full_unstemmed Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
title_short Activation of hypoactive parvalbumin-positive fast-spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
title_sort activation of hypoactive parvalbumin positive fast spiking interneurons restores dentate inhibition to reduce electrographic seizures in the mouse intrahippocampal kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy
topic Temporal lobe epilepsy
GABAergic interneuron
Parvalbumin-expressing basket cell
Dentate gyrus
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996124003395
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