Transition behavior of the seizure dynamics modulated by the astrocyte inositol triphosphate noise

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Autores principales: Li, JiaJia, Feng, Peihua, Zhao, Liang, Chen, Junying, Du, Mengmeng, Yu, Yangyang, Song, Jian, Wu, Ying
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author Li, JiaJia
Feng, Peihua
Zhao, Liang
Chen, Junying
Du, Mengmeng
Yu, Yangyang
Song, Jian
Wu, Ying
author_facet Li, JiaJia
Feng, Peihua
Zhao, Liang
Chen, Junying
Du, Mengmeng
Yu, Yangyang
Song, Jian
Wu, Ying
contents Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with recurrent seizures of complexity and randomness. Until now, the mechanism of epileptic randomness has not been fully elucidated. Inspired by the recent finding that astrocyte GTPase-activating protein (G-protein)-coupled receptors could be involved in stochastic epileptic seizures, we proposed a neuron-astrocyte network model, incorporating the noise of the astrocytic second messager, inositol triphosphate (IP3) which is modulated by the G-protein)-coupled receptor activation. Based on this model, we have statistically analysed the transitions of epileptic seizures by performing tens of simulation trials. Our simulation results show that the increase of the IP3 noise intensity induces the depolarization-block epileptic seizures together with an increase in neuronal firing frequency. Meanwhile, a bistable state of neuronal firing emerges under certain noise intensity, during which the neuronal firing pattern switches between regular sparse spiking and epileptic seizure states. This random presence of epileptic seizures is absent when the noise intensity continues to increase, accompanying with an increase in the epileptic depolarization block duration. The simulation results also shed light on the fact that calcium signals in astrocytes play significant roles in the pattern formations of the epileptic seizure. Our results provide a potential pathway for understanding the epileptic randomness.
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spellingShingle Transition behavior of the seizure dynamics modulated by the astrocyte inositol triphosphate noise
Li, JiaJia
Feng, Peihua
Zhao, Liang
Chen, Junying
Du, Mengmeng
Yu, Yangyang
Song, Jian
Wu, Ying
Neurons and Cognition
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with recurrent seizures of complexity and randomness. Until now, the mechanism of epileptic randomness has not been fully elucidated. Inspired by the recent finding that astrocyte GTPase-activating protein (G-protein)-coupled receptors could be involved in stochastic epileptic seizures, we proposed a neuron-astrocyte network model, incorporating the noise of the astrocytic second messager, inositol triphosphate (IP3) which is modulated by the G-protein)-coupled receptor activation. Based on this model, we have statistically analysed the transitions of epileptic seizures by performing tens of simulation trials. Our simulation results show that the increase of the IP3 noise intensity induces the depolarization-block epileptic seizures together with an increase in neuronal firing frequency. Meanwhile, a bistable state of neuronal firing emerges under certain noise intensity, during which the neuronal firing pattern switches between regular sparse spiking and epileptic seizure states. This random presence of epileptic seizures is absent when the noise intensity continues to increase, accompanying with an increase in the epileptic depolarization block duration. The simulation results also shed light on the fact that calcium signals in astrocytes play significant roles in the pattern formations of the epileptic seizure. Our results provide a potential pathway for understanding the epileptic randomness.
title Transition behavior of the seizure dynamics modulated by the astrocyte inositol triphosphate noise
topic Neurons and Cognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.05180