A Pediatric Rat Model of Organophosphate-Induced Refractory Status Epilepticus: Characterization of Long-Term Epileptic Seizure Activity, Neurologic Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration.
A Pediatric Rat Model of Organophosphate-Induced Refractory Status Epilepticus: Characterization of Long-Term Epileptic Seizure Activity, Neurologic Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration.
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10.1124/jpet.123.001794
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2024-01-17
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Children are highly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of organophosphates (OPs), which can cause neuronal developmental defects, including intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and related comorbidities. Unfortunately, no specific pediatric OP neurotoxicity model currently exists. In this study, we developed and characterized a pediatric rat model of status epilepticus (SE) induced by the OP diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) and examined its impact on long-term neurological outcomes. Postnatal day 21 rats were exposed to a DFP regimen with standard antidotes. Progressive behavioral deteriorations were assessed over a three-month period. Development of epileptic seizures, ictal discharges, high-frequency oscillations (HFOs), and interictal spikes were monitored by video-electroencephalography recordings. Histology−stereology analysis was performed to assess neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and morphologic abnormalities. DFP-exposed, post-SE animals exhibited significantly elevated levels of anxiety and depression than age-matched controls at 1, 2, and 3 months post-exposure. DFP-exposed animals displayed aggressive behavior and a marked decline in object recognition memory, as well as prominent impairment in spatial learning and memory. DFP-exposed animals had striking electrographic abnormalities with the occurrence of displayed epileptic seizures, ictal discharges, HFOs, and interictal spikes, suggesting chronic epilepsy. Neuropathological analysis showed substantially fewer principal neurons and inhibitory interneurons with a marked increase in reactive microglia and neuroinflammation in the hippocampus and other brain regions. DFP-exposed animals also exhibited mossy fiber sprouting indicating impaired network formations. Long-term epileptic seizures and neuropsychiatric functional deficits induced by DFP were consistent with neuropathological defects. Collectively, this pediatric model displays many hallmarks of chronic sequelae reminiscent of children exposed to OPs, suggesting that it will be a valuable tool for investigating pathologic mechanisms and potential treatment strategies to attenuate long-term OP neurotoxicity. Millions of children are exposed to organophosphates (OPs) used in agriculture or chemical incidents. This study investigated the long-term impact of neonatal exposure to the OP chemical diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) on neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental outcomes in adulthood. DFP exposure caused long-lasting behavioral abnormalities, epileptic seizures, and bilateral brain defects with an array of neurological sequelae seen in children’s OP neurotoxicity. Thus, this model provides a novel tool to explore therapeutic interventions that mitigate long-term neurotoxic effects of children exposed to OP-induced seizures and status epilepticus.
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影响因子:
3.3
作者:
González EA;Calsbeek JJ;Tsai YH;Tang MY;Andrew P;Vu J;Berg EL;Saito NH;Harvey DJ;Supasai S;Gurkoff GG;Silverman JL;Lein PJ
通讯作者:
Lein PJ
影响因子:
2.7
作者:
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通讯作者:
DELACOUR, J
影响因子:
7.7
作者:
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通讯作者:
Leutgeb, Jill K.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05445.x
发表时间:
2010-01-01
期刊:
YEAR IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE 2010
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Adolphs, Ralph
DOI:
10.1124/jpet.114.217299
发表时间:
2014-11-01
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
Apland, James P.;Aroniadou-Anderjaska, Vassiliki;Braga, Maria F. M.
通讯作者:
Braga, Maria F. M.