• 1. Department of Pathology, Chinese Medicine Research Institute of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110034, P. R. China;
  • 2. Division and Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chinses Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P. R. China;
LI Jianhua, Email: LIJH@mail.cmu.edu.cn
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Objective  To observe the apoptosis of hippocampal dentate gyrus in rats with pentrolone model of epilepsy, and detect the significance of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and Caspase-3 joint expression. Methods  Twelve Wistar rats were randomly divided into model group and control group with 6 in each. Intraperitoneal injection of pentrolone was carried out for rats in the model group, while physiological saline was injected in rats of the control group. After the model was successfully established, we observed the Nissl staining results of hippocampus dentate gyrus tissue in the rats as well as the expression of AIF and Caspase-3 protein in both groups. Results  The single visual nerve cell counts of the control group and the model group under 400-times magnification were respectively 99.76±11.89 and 78.69±10.94; Caspase-3 gray values of the two groups were respectively 154.81±16.06 and 131.65±16.81; and AIF protein gray values were respectively 173.09±9.57 and 158.34±6.33. All the above differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion  The two apoptotic pathways through Caspase-3 dependent on Caspase and AIF independent of Caspase are both involved in the neuronal apoptosis induced by epilepsy.

Citation: DING Chunxiao, LIU Xiaohu, QI Yue, QIAO Jujiu, LI Jianhua. Epilepsy model rat hippocampus dentate gyrus neurons apoptosis and the significance of apoptosis-inducing factor and Caspase-3 joint expression. West China Medical Journal, 2017, 32(4): 550-553. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201604034 Copy

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