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World J Psychiatr. Jul 19, 2020; 10(7): 150-161
Published online Jul 19, 2020. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v10.i7.150
Comparison of three administration modes for establishing a zebrafish seizure model induced by N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid
Xin-Yi Long, Shuang Wang, Zhi-Wen Luo, Xu Zhang, Hong Xu
Xin-Yi Long, Shuang Wang, Queen Mary School of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Zhi-Wen Luo, Department of Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Xu Zhang, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Hong Xu, Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi Province, China
Author contributions: Long XY, Wang S, Luo ZW and Zhang X conceived the study; Wang S, Long XY and Luo ZW performed the experiments; Long XY, Wang S and Luo ZW analyzed the data; Luo ZW, Wang S and Long XY drafted the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript; Xu H provided the idea and funding; Long XY and Wang S contributed equally.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760216, No. 81160144 and No. 31171044.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: The study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee of Nanchang University.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All other authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
ARRIVE guidelines statement: The authors have read the ARRIVE guidelines, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the ARRIVE guidelines.
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Corresponding author: Hong Xu, PhD, Professor, Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 1299, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi Province, China. xuhong@ncu.edu.cn
Received: December 31, 2019
Peer-review started: December 31, 2019
First decision: April 3, 2020
Revised: April 25, 2020
Accepted: May 26, 2020
Article in press: May 26, 2020
Published online: July 19, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: This is the first study to systematically compare the three main administration modes to establish a seizure model in zebrafish. A newly developed zebrafish model with acute and sustained experimental epileptic behavior enables us to study and identify potential mechanisms and screen anti-epileptic drugs. Direct administration of N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid stimulates abnormal excitations of brain nerve cells to simulate epileptic seizures. This study demonstrated that intravitreal injection can be used to establish an acute epilepsy model and immersion can be used as a persistent epilepsy model. The protective effects of resveratrol and MK-801 on the epileptic process were also confirmed, which may have clinical application value.