| Yazarlar |
Enes Akyüz
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Kristina Polat
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Şükrü Ateş
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Demet ÜNALMIŞ AYKAR
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Adem Tokpınar
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Seher Yılmaz
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Emin Kaymak
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Züleyha Doğanyiğit
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Chiara Villa
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| Özet |
| Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the central nervous system (CNS) and recurrent seizures representing the principal clinical manifestation. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the predominant cause of death in young epileptic patients. SUDEP patients displayed an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk, probably due to an impaired autonomic control of CV functions, but the underlying mechanisms need to be explored yet. Therefore, we aimed to examine the cardiac morphological alterations in a pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-kindled rat model, a well-established tool for studying chronic epilepsy. To complete this, the distance between the atria, between the atrium and ventricle were measured, the heart was weighed, and the pathological morphology of dissected hearts was analyzed by histological assessment with hematoxylin and eosin staining. A significantly decreased distance between atria and a significant increase in heart weight were observed in PTZ-kindled rats which interestingly also displayed increased hemorrhagic content when compared with controls. Our findings provided evidence that changes in cardiac morphology may be related to autonomic CV dysfunctions occurring during SUDEP while also opening up more avenues to better develop novel drugs for the treatment of this disorder. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Electrocardiographic recordings | Epilepsy | Heart | Pentylenetetrazol | SUDEP |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | DIAGNOSTICS |
| Dergi ISSN | - |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 06-2020 |
| Cilt No | 10 |
| Sayı | 6 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.3390/diagnostics10060388 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 11 |
| SCOPUS | 14 |
| Google Scholar | 14 |
