期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE
卷 54, 期 -, 页码 297-307出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.12.021
关键词
Scn1a; Nav1.1; Sodium channel; Dravet syndrome; Alzheimer's disease; Oscillations; Cognition; Epilepsy; Medial septum
资金
- National Institutes of Health [NS074450, NS076763, NS075249, NS073083, MH086833, F31NS077537-01]
- Emmory R. Shapses Research Fund
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Cognitive impairment is a common comorbidity in pediatric epilepsy that can severely affect quality of life. In many cases, antiepileptic treatments fail to improve cognition. Therefore, a fundamental question is whether underlying brain abnormalities may contribute to cognitive impairment through mechanisms independent of seizures. Here, we examined the possible effects on cognition of Na(v)1.1 down-regulation, a sodium channel principally involved in Dravet syndrome but also implicated in other cognitive disorders, including autism and Alzheimer's disease. Using an siRNA approach to knockdown Na(v)1.1 selectively in the basal forebrain region, we were able to target a learning and memory network while avoiding the generation of spontaneous seizures. We show that reduction of Na(v)1.1 expression in the medial septum and diagonal band of Broca leads to a dysregulation of hippocampal oscillations in association with a spatial memory deficit. We propose that the underlying etiology responsible for Dravet syndrome may directly contribute to cognitive impairment in a manner that is independent from seizures. (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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