Systemic Pilocarpine Treatment: Mouse Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Published: April 30, 2023

Abstract

Source: Kim, J. E. and Cho, K. O. The Pilocarpine Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and EEG Monitoring Using Radiotelemetry System in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (2018).

This video presents the procedure for inducing status epilepticus (SE) in mice by systemic administration of pilocarpine to model temporal lobe epilepsy.

Protocol

All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. SE Induction Purchase 8-week-old male C57BL/6NHsd mice and weigh each mouse. Then, use a marker pen to mark the tails of all mice for their easy identification during SE induction. Calculate the amount of scopolamine methyl bromide (scopolamine; 2 mg/kg), terbutaline hemisulfate (terbutaline; 2 mg/kg), and pil…

Divulgazioni

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Materials

C57BL/6 Envigo C57BL/6NHsd
Scopolamine methyl nitrate Sigma S2250 Make 10X stock
Terbutaline hemisulfate salt Sigma T2528 Make 10X stock
Pilocarpine hydrochloride Sigma P6503
Diazepam SAMJIN
Castor oil (Kolliphor EL) Sigma C5135 Polyoxyl 35 hydrogenated castor oil
Saline Daihan pharm. Co.
5% Dextrose Daihan pharm. Co.
1 mL syringe Sung shim medial Co.  Ltd.
26 guage needle Sung shim medial Co.  Ltd. 26 G * 13 mm (1/2")
30 guage needle Sung shim medial Co.  Ltd. 30 G * 13 mm (1/2")

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Systemic Pilocarpine Treatment: Mouse Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20030, doi: (2023).

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