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Hyperexcitable interneurons trigger cortical spreading depression in an Scn1a migraine model.
J. Clin. Invest. 131:e142202 (2021)
Cortical spreading depression (CSD), a wave of depolarization followed by depression of cortical activity, is a pathophysiological process implicated in migraine with aura and various other brain pathologies, such as ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury. To gain insight into the pathophysiology of CSD, we generated a mouse model for a severe monogenic subtype of migraine with aura, familial hemiplegic migraine type 3 (FHM3). FHM3 is caused by mutations in SCN1A, encoding the voltage-gated Na+ channel NaV1.1 predominantly expressed in inhibitory interneurons. Homozygous Scn1aL1649Q knock-in mice died prematurely, whereas heterozygous mice had a normal lifespan. Heterozygous Scn1aL1649Q knock-in mice compared to wildtype mice displayed a significantly enhanced susceptibility to CSD. We found L1649Q to cause a gain-of-function effect with an impaired Na+-channel inactivation and increased ramp Na+-currents leading to hyperactivity of fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons. Brain slice recordings using K+-sensitive electrodes revealed an increase in extracellular K+ in the early phase of CSD in heterozygous mice, likely representing the mechanistic link between interneuron hyperactivity and CSD initiation. The neuronal phenotype and premature death of homozygous Scn1aL1649Q knock-in mice was partially rescued by GS967, a blocker of persistent Na+-currents. Collectively, our findings identify interneuron hyperactivity as a mechanism to trigger CSD.
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Monogenic Diseases ; Neurological Disorders ; Neuroscience ; Sodium Channels; Familial Hemiplegic Migraine; Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy; Action-potential Initiation; Reduced Sodium Current; Mouse Model; Inhibitory Interneurons; Gabaergic Interneurons; Sudden-death; Gene Scn1a; Channel
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englisch
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2021
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2021
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0021-9738
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1558-8238
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American Society of Clinical Investigation
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30201 - Metabolic Health
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Genetics and Epidemiology
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G-500600-001
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German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF project TREAT-Ion)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tubingen intramural fortune grant
Vascular Dementia Research Foundation
Italian Telethon Foundation
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tubingen
International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)
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German Research Foundation (DFG)
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2021-09-24