Are we there yet? A critical evaluation of sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy models.

Autor: Smith J; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL, INSERM U1028/CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon 1 University), Lyon, France., Richerson G; Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA., Kouchi H; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL, INSERM U1028/CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon 1 University), Lyon, France., Duprat F; University Cote d'Azur, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France.; CNRS UMR 7275, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France.; Inserm, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France., Mantegazza M; University Cote d'Azur, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France.; CNRS UMR 7275, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France.; Inserm, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France., Bezin L; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL, INSERM U1028/CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon 1 University), Lyon, France., Rheims S; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL, INSERM U1028/CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon 1 University), Lyon, France.; Department of Functional Neurology and Epileptology, Hospices Civils de Lyon and Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Epilepsia [Epilepsia] 2024 Jan; Vol. 65 (1), pp. 9-25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 27.
DOI: 10.1111/epi.17812
Abstrakt: Although animal models have helped to elaborate meaningful hypotheses about the pathophysiology of sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), specific prevention strategies are still lacking, potentially reflecting the limitations of these models and the intrinsic difficulties of investigating SUDEP. The interpretation of preclinical data and their translation to diagnostic and therapeutic developments in patients thus require a high level of confidence in their relevance to model the human situation. Preclinical models of SUDEP are heterogeneous and include rodent and nonrodent species. A critical aspect is whether the animals have isolated seizures exclusively induced by a specific trigger, such as models where seizures are elicited by electrical stimulation, pharmacological intervention, or DBA mouse strains, or whether they suffer from epilepsy with spontaneous seizures, with or without spontaneous SUDEP, either of nongenetic epilepsy etiology or from genetically based developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. All these models have advantages and potential disadvantages, but it is important to be aware of these limitations to interpret data appropriately in a translational perspective. The majority of models with spontaneous seizures are of a genetic basis, whereas SUDEP cases with a genetic basis represent only a small proportion of the total number. In almost all models, cardiorespiratory arrest occurs during the course of the seizure, contrary to that in patients observed at the time of death, potentially raising the issue of whether we are studying models of SUDEP or models of periseizure death. However, some of these limitations are impossible to avoid and can in part be dependent on specific features of SUDEP, which may be difficult to model. Several preclinical tools are available to address certain gaps in SUDEP pathophysiology, which can be used to further validate current preclinical models.
(© 2023 International League Against Epilepsy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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