Research Article

Protective Role of UCP2 in Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis during the Silent Phase of an Experimental Model of Epilepsy Induced by Pilocarpine

Table 1

Immunoreactivity for phospho-AKT in the CA1, CA3, and dentate gyrus in an epilepsy model induced by pilocarpine administration.

Hippocampal formationControl (saline)Acute (5H)Silent (5D)Chronic (60D)

CA1+++++++
CA3+++++++
Dentate gyrus+++++++

Staining of phospho-AKT was scored by two independent observers as follows: +: low; ++: moderate; +++: high intensity based on photomicrographs presented in Figure 3. Control: saline-treated rats; acute: 5 hours after status epilepticus (SE); silent: 5 days after SE; chronic: 60 days after SE.