Seizure progression triggered by IQSEC3 loss is mitigated by reducing activated microglia in mice

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IQSEC3, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for ADP-ribosylation factors (ARF-GEFs) is specifically expressed at GABAergic synapses, and its loss increases seizure susceptibility in mice. However, the contribution of microglia to initiation and/or progression of seizures in IQSEC3-deficient mice has not been investigated. In the current study, we show that mice with hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG)-specific IQSEC3 knockdown (KD) exhibit microglial activation and death of DG granule cell. Furthermore, treatment of IQSEC3-KD mice with minocycline, an inhibitor of microglial activation, blocks DG granule neuron cell death and the occurrence of spontaneous seizures without affecting GABAergic synapse deficits or loss of somatostatin. Our results suggest that microglial activation is involved in a subset of IQSEC3-KD-induced epileptogenesis stages, and that its regulation could be an alternative strategy for managing epilepsy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Glia - 68(2020), 12 vom: 09. Dez., Seite 2661-2673

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Dongseok [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seungjoon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyeonho [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Jungsu [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Hyeji [VerfasserIn]
Um, Ji Won [VerfasserIn]

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GABA
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
IQSEC3
Inhibitory synapse
Iqsec3 protein, mouse
Journal Article
Microglia
Minocycline
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Seizure

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/glia.23876

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312220413