α7 nicotinic receptors contributes to glutamatergic activity in the hippocampus of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS)
2020
Hyperglutamatergic activity in the hippocampus is a major feature of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS). Here we investigated whether tonic α7 nicotinic receptor (nAChR) activity could contribute to enhanced glutamatergic activity in the hippocampus of patients with MTLE-HS. Results showed that frequency and amplitude of glutamatergic events recorded from pyramidal neurons in the hippocampal samples obtained from patients with MTLE-HS were altered by α7 nAChR antagonist, methyllycaconitine, suggesting α7 nAChRs may influence hyperexcitability in MTLE-HS.
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