Title : Rapamycin prevents epilepsy in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex.

Pub. Date : 2008 Apr

PMID : 18389497






4 Functional Relationships(s)
Download
Sentence
Compound Name
Protein Name
Organism
1 METHODS: Tsc1(GFAP)CKO mice and littermate control animals were treated with rapamycin or vehicle starting at postnatal day 14 (early treatment) or 6 weeks of age (late treatment), corresponding to times before and after onset of neurological abnormalities in Tsc1(GFAP)CKO mice. Sirolimus TSC complex subunit 1 Mus musculus
2 RESULTS: Early treatment with rapamycin prevented the development of epilepsy and premature death observed in vehicle-treated Tsc1(GFAP)CKO mice. Sirolimus TSC complex subunit 1 Mus musculus
3 Late treatment with rapamycin suppressed seizures and prolonged survival in Tsc1(GFAP)CKO mice that had already developed epilepsy. Sirolimus TSC complex subunit 1 Mus musculus
4 INTERPRETATION: Rapamycin has strong efficacy for preventing seizures and prolonging survival in Tsc1(GFAP)CKO mice. Sirolimus TSC complex subunit 1 Mus musculus