中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2023, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (11): 2459-2465.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.371369

• 原著:脑损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

激活内侧隔核胆碱能神经元可恢复颞叶癫痫的认知功能

  

  • 出版日期:2023-11-15 发布日期:2023-05-04
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(82003729,82022071);山东省自然科学基金项目(ZR2020QH357);浙江省公益技术研究计划项目(LGF20H090011)

Activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons restores cognitive function in temporal lobe epilepsy

Junzi Chen1, #, Yu Wang1, #, Cong Chen2, #, Qingyang Zhang1, Shuang Wang2, Yi Wang1, 3, *, Jiajia Fang3, *, Ying Wang1, 4, *   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Science, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; 2Epilepsy Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; 3Department of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China; 4Institute of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
  • Online:2023-11-15 Published:2023-05-04
  • Contact: Ying Wang, PhD, wangying@qdu.edu.cn; Jiajia Fang, MD, fangjiajia6926@163.com; Yi Wang, wang-yi@zju.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 82003729 (to YingW), 82022071 (to YiW); the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China, No. ZR2020QH357 (to YingW); and Public Welfare Technology Research Program of Zhejiang Province, No. LGF20H090011 (to JF).

摘要:

认知障碍是颞叶癫痫伴海马硬化患者最常见的并发症,但目前尚无有效治疗药物。据报道,内侧隔膜胆碱能神经元是控制颞叶癫痫发作的潜在靶点,但其在颞叶癫痫认知功能障碍中的作用尚不清楚。此次研究发现,伴有海马硬化的颞叶癫痫患者记忆商较低,言语记忆障碍严重,而非言语记忆却没有损伤。患者的认知障碍与弥散张量成像测量的内侧隔膜体积和内侧隔膜海马束的减少呈弱相关。海人藻酸诱发的慢性颞叶癫痫小鼠模型中,内侧隔膜中胆碱能神经元缺失,且海马乙酰胆碱释放减少。此外,内侧隔膜胆碱能神经元的选择性凋亡可模拟癫痫小鼠的认知缺陷,而内侧隔膜胆碱能神经的激活则可增强海马中乙酰胆碱的释放,并恢复红藻氨酸和点燃诱导的癫痫模型中受损的认知功能。上述结果提示,活化内侧隔核胆碱能神经元,可通过海马投射并增加释放乙酰胆碱来改善癫痫后认知障碍。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-031X (Ying Wang); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8549-8009 (Jiajia Fang); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1350-2961 (Yi Wang)

关键词: 颞叶癫痫, 认知障碍, 内侧隔核, 海马, 胆碱能神经元, 海马硬化, 弥散张量成像, 微透析, 乙酰胆碱, 光遗传学

Abstract: Cognitive impairment is the most common complication in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. There is no effective treatment for cognitive impairment. Medial septum cholinergic neurons have been reported to be a potential target for controlling epileptic seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy. However, their role in the cognitive impairment of temporal lobe epilepsy remains unclear. In this study, we found that patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis had a low memory quotient and severe impairment in verbal memory, but had no impairment in nonverbal memory. The cognitive impairment was slightly correlated with reduced medial septum volume and medial septum-hippocampus tracts measured by diffusion tensor imaging. In a mouse model of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy induced by kainic acid, the number of medial septum cholinergic neurons was reduced and acetylcholine release was reduced in the hippocampus. Furthermore, selective apoptosis of medial septum cholinergic neurons mimicked the cognitive deficits in epileptic mice, and activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons enhanced hippocampal acetylcholine release and restored cognitive function in both kainic acid- and kindling-induced epilepsy models. These results suggest that activation of medial septum cholinergic neurons reduces cognitive deficits in temporal lobe epilepsy by increasing acetylcholine release via projections to the hippocampus.

Key words: acetylcholine, cholinergic neuron, cognitive deficit, diffusion tensor imaging, hippocampal sclerosis, hippocampus, medial septum, microdialysis, optogenetics, temporal lobe epilepsy