TABLE 2.
Summary of studies examining steady-state gene and protein expression of circadian genes of interest in various animal models of epilepsy
Gene of interest | Study reference | Animal model of epilepsy | Brain region examined | mRNA level | Protein level |
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Clock | Matos et al. 201825 | Rat pilocarpine model | Hippocampus | Reduced | Not examined |
Kim et al. 201826 | Rat acute ECS model | Frontal cortex | Unaffected | Reduced | |
Wallace et al. 201827 | Kcna1-null mice | Anterior hypothalamus | Not examined | Unaffected | |
Bmal1 | Matos et al. 201825 | Rat pilocarpine model | Hippocampus | Reduced | Not examined |
Kim et al. 201826 | Rat acute ECS model | Frontal cortex | Reduced | Reduced | |
Wallace et al. 201827 | Kcna1-null mice | Anterior hypothalamus | Not examined | Unaffected | |
Per1 | Matos et al. 201825 | Rat pilocarpine model | Hippocampus | Increased acutely; returned to wild-type level on chronic phase | Not examined |
Kim et al. 201826 | Rat acute ECS model | Frontal cortex | Reduced | Reduced | |
Wallace et al. 201827 | Kcna1-null mice | Anterior hypothalamus | Not examined | Unaffected | |
Eun et al. 201132 | Mouse acute kainic acid or ECS treatment | Hippocampus and neocortex | Increased acutely and then returned to wild-type level | Increased acutely | |
Rev-erbα | Kim et al. 201826 | Rat acute ECS model | Frontal cortex | Increased | Increased |
Yue et al. 202036 | Mouse pilocarpine model | Hippocampus and temporal neocortex | Not examined | Reduced | |
Rorα | Kim et al. 201826 | Rat acute ECS model | Frontal cortex | Reduced | Reduced |
Dbp | Klugmann et al. 200634 | Rat kainic acid model | Hippocampus | Reduced | Not examined |
Abbreviations: ECS, electroconvulsive seizure.