目的探讨岛叶在杏仁核点燃大鼠癫痫发作中的作用。方法健康雄性SD大鼠48只,按照随机数字表法分为空白组(n=8)、假手术组(n=8)和点燃组(n=32),点燃组以最后一次刺激为零点,再分为点燃后1h、3h、6h、12h4个亚组,每亚组8只。空白组不做任何处理;假手术组植入电极后不予刺激;点燃组植入电极后予以电刺激,制作杏仁核点燃模型。采用荧光原位杂交和免疫组化检测大鼠海马、岛叶脑区活性调节细胞骨架蛋白(ArclmRNA和蛋白表达的变化。结果点燃大鼠海马、岛叶的ArcmRNA在点燃后1h开始增高,3h达到高峰,与空白组、假手术组比较,差异均有统计学意义(P〈0.05);6h时回到正常水平。Arc蛋白在点燃后3h开始增高,6h达到高峰,与空白组、假手术组比较,差异均有统计学意义(P〈0.05);12h时回到正常水平。假手术组与空白组之间ArcmRNA和蛋白差异没有统计学意义(P〉0.05)。结论岛叶与杏仁核、海马构成了一个灶性复合体.共同参与了颞叶癫痫的发生。
Objective To investigate the role of insular cortex in amygdala-kindled seizures in rats. Methods Forty-eight healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into blank control group (n=8), sham-operated group (n=8) and amygdala-kindled group (n=32); no treatment was performed in the blank control group, and only implantation of electrodes was performed in the sham-operated group; implantation of electrodes and electrophotoluminescence were performed in the amygdala-kindled group to induce amygdala-kindled seizure models. Rats in the amygdala-kindled group was divided into 4 sub-groups (n=8) at different times after the kindling (1, 3, 6 and 12 h). Fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry staining were employed to investigate the altered mRNA and protein expressions of activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) in the hippocampus and insula of the rat brain. Results As compared with that in the blank control group and sham-operated group, Arc mRNA expression in the amygdala-kindled sub-groups increased at 1 h after the kindling (P〈0.05), peaked at 3 h after the kindling (P〈0.05), and returned to basic level at 6 h after the kindling (P〉0.05). As compared with that in the blank control group and sham-operated group, Arc protein expression in the amygdala-kindled sub-groups increased at 3 h after the kindling, (P〈0.05), peaked at 6 h after the kindling (P〈0.05), and returned to basic level at 12 h after the kindling (P〉0.05). No significant difference on mRNA and protein expressions of Arc was noted between the sham-operated group and blank control group (P〉0.05). Conclusion Insular cortex, the amygdala and the hippocampus form a focus complex, which participates in the occurrence of temporal lobe epilepsy.