Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-r5fsc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-22T23:09:07.874Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

512 Odorant exposure decreases mortality in a Dravet Syndrome mouse model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2023

William Nobis
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ragan Huffman
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alyssa Mitchell
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Martina Hannalla
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Our goal was to explore the actions of odorants on mortality and seizures in a DS mouse model (scn1a+/-), which have spontaneous seizures and high rate of SUDEP. We hypothesize that odorants that have actions on olfactory->;extended amygdala pathways will decrease SUDEP, potentially through attenuation of neuronal activation in the extended amygdala. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Dravet syndrome mice (heterozygous scn1a+/- ) were exposed for at least eight hours a day to either 2-phenylethanol (2PE, rose odor ), lemon extract, or vehicle odorant in group housed cages. This was repeated daily for 15 days starting at postnatal day 20/21. Mortality in each group was recorded. A subset of 2PE-exposed animals had an extended washout period following odorant exposure to continue to determine the long-term effect of odorant exposure on mortality. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Our preliminary results show a strong trend for decreased mortality in the 2PE-exposed group (16.1% mortality (n=31) vs 38.5% mortality in vehicle control (n=26), p=0.06, Barnard’s test). Survival analyses show similar results (p=0.056 Kaplan-Meier curve, p=0.046 when removing those animals that died before completing day one of exposure). The lemon scent-exposed animals had a non-significant increase in mortality compared to controls from our preliminary experiments (50% mortality, n=8). Overall, these results suggest that mortality effect is dependent on specific odorants and that this effect is transient. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Our preliminary data support that odorant exposure can decrease mortality in a Dravet Syndrome mouse model, suggesting that more work to determine the mechanism of action and circuitry involved may illuminate new targets and therapies for preventing SUDEP in epilepsy patients.

Type
Other
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BYCreative Common License - NCCreative Common License - ND
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. The Association for Clinical and Translational Science