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Introduction: Minocycline has anticonvulsant effects. Since some antiepileptic drugs increase the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain, the aim of this study is the effect of minocycline on gene expression of GABAA receptor in hippocampus and piriform brain areas on amygdale kindling acquisition in rat.
Methods: In this experimental study, three group (24 Wistar rats), after stereotaxic surgery and 1 week recovery period, received kindling stimulations(twice daily at 6 hours interval). Group 1(n=8) did not receive daily kindling stimulations. Group 2 (n=8) received intraperitoneal saline (1ml/kg) and Group 3 (n=8) received intraperitoeneal minocycline (25 mg/kg) 60 min before kindling stimulation and respectively. Two hours after the last stimulation, animals’ brains were removed and the changes of gene expression by γ2 subunit of GABAAreceptor in the hippocampus and piriform cortex were measured and compared with the control group. Data was analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests (P
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