EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC GLUCOSE INJECTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMYGDALA KINDLING IN RATS

The effects of systemic glucose administration on the development of electric amygdaloid kindling seizures were examined in Wistar rats. Daily intraperitoneal injections of glucose 100 mg/kg, 20 min prior to each amygdaloid stimulation did affect the rate of kindling development in comparison with the saline-injected group. The number of stimulations required to reach stage 5 was lower in animals treated with glucose. The facilitation of kindling development found in glucosetreated rats is related to a specific decrease in the number of stimulations needed to evolve from stage 2 to stage 3. These results indicate that systemic glucose administration facilitates amygdaloid kindling in rats. © 1991 Academic Press, Inc.