Anthony R Fringuello, Robert Colbourn, Jeffrey H Goodman, Hillary B Michelson, Douglas S F Ling, Sabina Hrabetova
Epilepsy research 2024 MarPost traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a treatment-resistant consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recently, it has been revealed that epileptiform activity in acute chemoconvulsant seizure models is accompanied by transient shrinkages of extracellular space (ECS) called rapid volume pulsations (RVPs). Shrinkage of the ECS surrounding neurons and glia may contribute to ictogenic hyperexcitability and hypersynchrony during the chronic phase of TBI. Here, we identify the phenomenon of RVPs occurring spontaneously in rat neocortex at ≥ 3 weeks after injury in the controlled cortical impact (CCI) model for PTE. We further report that blocking the electrogenic action of the astrocytic cotransporter NBCe1 with 4,4'-diisothiocyano-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (DIDS) eliminates both RVPs and epileptiform activity in ex-vivo CCI neocortical brain slices. We conclude that NBCe1-mediated extracellular volume shrinkage may represent a new target for therapeutic intervention in PTE. Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Anthony R Fringuello, Robert Colbourn, Jeffrey H Goodman, Hillary B Michelson, Douglas S F Ling, Sabina Hrabetova. Rapid volume pulsations of the extracellular space accompany epileptiform activity in trauma-injured neocortex and depend on the sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1. Epilepsy research. 2024 Mar;201:107337
PMID: 38461594
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