Abstract
Complex partial epilepsy is a seizure disorder in which attacks frequently arise from foci located in the temporal lobes. The amygdala-kindling model is a widely used model of complex partial epilepsy with secondary generalization. The present study was designed to quantitatively assess astrocytic changes in the rat piriform cortex in the amygdala-kindling model of epilepsy. Bromodeoxyuridine-injected subjects were sacrificed 24 h after the first stage 1 or fifth stage 5 seizure. Brain sections were prepared and examined quantitatively. A significantly higher number of dividing astrocytes (identified by co-labeling with antibodies to bromodeoxyuridine and to one of the astrocytic intermediate filament proteins glial fibrillary acidic protein or vimentin) was found in both partially kindled (stage 1) and fully kindled (stage 5) brains. The partially kindled brains had a significantly higher number of double-labeled cells on the side ipsilateral to stimulation. The opposite trend was observed in the fully kindled brains. Differences between the ipsilateral and contralateral sides of the kindled brain may suggest different role(s) for astrocytes in the development and progression of the seizure-prone state.
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