Introduction:The hippocampus and piriform cortex have a critical role in seizure propagation. In this study, the role of adenosine A1receptors of piriform cortex on CA1 hippocampal kindled seizures was studied in rats.Methods:Animals were implanted with a tripolar electrode in the right hippocampal CA1 region and two guide cannulae in the left and right piriform cortex. They were kindled by daily electrical stimulation of hippocampus. In fully kindled rats, N6- cyclohexyladenosine (CHA; a

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... ive adenosine A1receptors agonist) and 1, 3-dimethyl-8-cyclopenthylxanthine (CPT a selective adenosine A1receptor antagonist) were microinfused into the piriform cortex. The animals were stimulated at 5, 15 and 90 minutes (min) after drag injection.Results:Obtained data showed that CHA (10 and 100 μM) reduced afterdischarge duration, stage 5 seizure duration, and total seizure duration at 5 and 15 min after drag injection. There was no significant change in latency to stage 4 seizure. CPT at concentration of 20 μM increased afterdischarge duration, stage 5 seizure duration, and total seizure duration and decreased latency to stage 4 seizure at 5 and 15 min post injection. Pretreatment of rats with CPT (10 μM), 5 min before CHA (100 μM), reduced the effect of CHA on seizure parameters.Conclusion:These results suggested that activity of adenosine A1receptors in the piriform cortex has an anticonvulsant effect on kindled seizures resulting from electrical stimulation of the CA1region of the hippocampus.