Long-term chemogenetic suppression of seizures in a multifocal rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Marie-Gabrielle GoossensPaul BoonWytse WadmanChris Van den HauteVeerle BaekelandtAlain G VerstraeteKristl VonckLars E LarsenMathieu SprengersEvelien CarretteJana DesloovereAlfred MeursJean DelbekeChristian VanhoveRobrecht RaedtPublished in: Epilepsia (2021)
This study shows that inhibition of the hippocampus using chemogenetics results in potent seizure-suppressing effects in the intraperitoneal kainic acid rat model, even 1 year after viral transduction. Despite a need for further optimization, chemogenetic neuromodulation represents a promising treatment prospect for temporal lobe epilepsy.