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Persistent changes in the brain of Immature Rats Experiencing febrile seizures

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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The most prevalent neurological condition in children is febrile seizures (FS), which affects humans. It is possible to explore the underlying processes of FS that are connected to the onset of epilepsy and associated comorbidities using models of hyperthermia for seizure induction. The current study concentrates on examining the changes in the expression of a gap junction protein in two brain areas; the hippocampus and the cortex in young rats who experienced FS. Animals used in experiments were split into two groups, the cage control group, and the hyperthermia-stimulated FS group. Each group of the two groups was further subdivided into young (Y) and Adult (A) groups. Reduction in the expression of Cx43 has been detected in both groups of animals (Y & A) and was suggested to be related to seizure activity. The present study sheds more light on the possible role played by gap junction proteins in FS and epilepsy.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.189698.7516

Keywords

Febrile Seizure, hyperthermia, Connexin, Gap junction protein

Authors

First Name

Omnia

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Ashoor

Affiliation

Biophysics department. Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt

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oashoor@sci.cu.edu.eg

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Giza

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0000-0002-0674-6685

First Name

Haitham

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Sharf Eldein

Affiliation

Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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haitham@sci.cu.edu.eg

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Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-6055-9514

First Name

Nasr

Last Name

Radwan

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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nmradwan@sci.cu.edu.eg

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Giza

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First Name

REEM

Last Name

ELGEBALY

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H

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Biophysics Department Faculty of Science – Cairo University Giza - Egypt

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r_elgebaly@msn.com

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GIZA

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Volume

66

Article Issue

12

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43517

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-01-26

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2023-12-01

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347

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351

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0449-2285

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2357-0245

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Persistent changes in the brain of Immature Rats Experiencing febrile seizures

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30 Dec 2024