Abstract
The effect of repeated Na-penicillin (PCN) microinjections in the temporal lobe amygdala (AM) of free-moving cats was investigated in order to establish if kindling epileptogenesis is possible with this procedure. The cortical propagation of the PCN-induced post-discharge in AM and the sequence of behavioral changes induced by PCN were similar to those of AM electrical kindling. Nevertheless, the epileptogenic effect of PCN had a different evolution from that of electrical kindling, since some PCN habituation was observed after several doses. Repeated microinjections of PCN did not produce lasting alterations in sleep onset and organization. The only mild changes recorded in the 23 h following PCN microinjections were an increased latency of the first rapid eye movement (REM) sleep episode, a SWS II total time and percentage increase, and, with the highest PCN doses, a not very significant diminution of REM sleep total time. Another finding was the occurrence of REM sleep ponto-geniculo-occipital (PGO) waves, coinciding with a depression of the frequency and amplitude of interictal amygdaloid and cortical spikes. The results showed that a microinjection of PCN in the AM produced a reliable model of interictal spikes, paroxysms and generalized convulsive seizures. Nevertheless, long lasting kindling effect was not observed.
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