Artificial Calculus Bovis inhibits neuron loss in hippocampus and hilus and protects the GAD positive cells in hippocampus of epileptic rats

AIM:To probe into the anti-epilepsy action of artificial Calculus Bovis, by observing its effect on the behavioral of the experimental epileptic rats, neuron loss in the hippocampus and hilus, and GAD positive cell alteration in the hippocampus. METHODS:SD rats were divided into three groups:group A (artificial Calculus Bovis treatment group);group B (acute epilepsy group) and group C (control group). A model of acute epilepsy rats was established by PTZ. The rat’s behavioral alteration was observed by the Racine’ scale. The neurons in the hippocampus and hilus were calculated by Nissl staining. The GAD positive cells were observed by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS:The latency of the first seizure in group A was longer than that in group B, while the seizure times in group A was less than that in group B. Besides, in group A, both the neuron loss amount in the hippocampus and hilus and the GAD positive cell loss amount in the hippocampus were less than those in group B. CONCLUSION:The artificial Calculus Bovis prolonged the latency of the first seizure time, decreased the frequency of seizure, and prevented the neuron loss and protected the GAD positive cells.