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- Title
Chemogenetic silencing of hippocampal neurons suppresses epileptic neural circuits.
- Authors
Qi-Gang Zhou; Nemes, Ashley D.; Daehoon Lee; Eun Jeoung Ro; Jing Zhang; Nowacki, Amy S.; Dymecki, Susan M.; Najm, Imad M.; Hoonkyo Suh; Zhou, Qi-Gang; Lee, Daehoon; Ro, Eun Jeoung; Zhang, Jing; Suh, Hoonkyo
- Abstract
We investigated how pathological changes in newborn hippocampal dentate granule cells (DGCs) lead to epilepsy. Using a rabies virus-mediated retrograde tracing system and a designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADD) chemogenetic method, we demonstrated that newborn hippocampal DGCs are required for the formation of epileptic neural circuits and the induction of spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS). A rabies virus-mediated mapping study revealed that aberrant circuit integration of hippocampal newborn DGCs formed excessive de novo excitatory connections as well as recurrent excitatory loops, allowing the hippocampus to produce, amplify, and propagate excessive recurrent excitatory signals. In epileptic mice, DREADD-mediated-specific suppression of hippocampal newborn DGCs dramatically reduced epileptic spikes and SRS in an inducible and reversible manner. Conversely, specific activation of hippocampal newborn DGCs increased both epileptic spikes and SRS. Our study reveals an essential role for hippocampal newborn DGCs in the formation and function of epileptic neural circuits, providing critical insights into DGCs as a potential therapeutic target for treating epilepsy.
- Subjects
EPILEPSY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; HIPPOCAMPAL innervation; CHILDREN with epilepsy; DENTATE gyrus
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2019, Vol 129, Issue 1, p310
- ISSN
0021-9738
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1172/JCI95731