Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1995. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of South Florida, 2007. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

A epilepsia do lobo temporal (ELT) é o tipo mais comum de epilepsia em adultos. Estudos experimentais têm descrito aumento da geração de espécies reativas de oxigênio (EROs) na morte neuronal relacionada à excitotoxicidade, presente em muitas doenças neurodegenerativas, incluindo a epilepsia. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a participação das EROs e da NADPH oxidase na morte neuronal no hipocampo de ratos submetidos ao modelo de ELT induzido pela pilocarpina (PILO). Os métodos utilizados foram a dihidroetidina (DHE) para determinar a geração de EROs, Fluoro-Jade B (detecta a degeneração de neurônios) e o tratamento com apocinina (APO), um antioxidante e inibidor da NADPH oxidase durante 7 dias prévios à injeção de PILO. Ratos machos Wistar adultos (n=5/grupo) foram submetidos à indução do status epilepticus (SE) e sacrificados após diferentes períodos (3, 6, 12 e 24 horas do início do SE). O giro denteado (GD) apresentou morte neuronal e aumento da geração de EROs em todos os períodos avaliados após indução de SE. Na região CA1, foi observada morte neuronal após 24 horas e aumento da geração em 6 e 24 horas. Na região CA3 morte neuronal e geração de EROs foram observadas após 24 horas do início do SE. O tratamento com APO diminuiu os níveis de EROs e morte neuronal em todas as regiões avaliadas. Nossos resultados indicam que o estresse oxidativo contribui para a morte neuronal durante o SE induzido por PILO. Além disso, pode-se sugerir que a NADPH oxidase está envolvida nesse processo, uma vez que o tratamento com APO diminuiu a neurodegeneração presente neste modelo de epilepsia / Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most frequent form of epilepsy in adults. Experimental data have described an increase of reactive species oxygen (ROS) generation in relation to the neuronal death related to excitotoxicity, which occurs in many neurodegenerative diseases, including epilepsy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the participation of ROS generated by NADPH oxidase in the cell death observed in the hippocampus of rats submitted to the pilocarpine (PILO) model of TLE. Dihydroethidium (DHE) oxidation and Fluoro-Jade B assays were peformed in order to detect ROS generation and neurodegeneration, respectively. Moreover, treatment of rats with apocynin (APO), an antioxidant and NADPH oxidase inhibitor, was also performed for 7 days prior to induction of status epilepticus (SE). Male Wistar rats (n=5/group) were submitted to PILO injection for SE induction and sacrificed after different periods (3, 6, 12 and 24 hours after SE establishment). The dentate gyrus (DG) present clear neurodegeneration, as well as an increase of ROS generation, in all analysed periods. In the CA1 area neuronal death was observed at 24h and ROS generation after 6h and 24h after SE establishment. In the CA3 area neuronal death and ROS generation were detected 24h after SE induction. APO treatment was effective in decreasing both ROS production and neurodegeneration in all three hipocampal areas. These results reinforce the idea that oxidative stress contributes to the neuronal death ensuing after SE induced by pilocarpine. In addition, as the APO treatment decreased neurodegeneration present in this epilepsy model, we suggest an involvement of ROS generated by NADPH oxidase in TLE

Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Linköpings universitet, 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol inst., 2003. / Härtill 7 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Vita. "May 2007" Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed Feb 19, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-124).

Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2008. / Vita. Bibliography: p.127-131

Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2008. / Vita. Bibliography: p.245-252