Abstract
Kindling can be altered by a variety of lesions designed to deplete norepinephrine (NE). However, the effect of the regional alteration in NE concentration on seizure susceptibility has not been studied. Two different concentrations of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) were administered to one-day-old rat pups. At age 18 days, rat with significant rostral brain NE loss, due to high dose 6-OHDA, had a faster rate of electrical kindling in the entorhinal cortex than controls. In contrast rats receiving low dose 6-OHDA which resulted in comparable forebrain NE depletion but with a dramatic hindbrain noradrenergic overgrowth showed no enhancement of kindling. These results suggest that in the immature rat the proconvulsant effect of forebrain NE depletion can be overridden by an augmentation of hindbrain NE growth patterns.
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