Project description:Epilepsy causes altered gene expression; transient adenosine treatment inhibits progression of epileptogenesis Hippocampus of epileptic rat is hypermethylated compared to naïve; adenosine treatment causes hypomethylation Metylation state in epileptic rats (9 weeks post kainic acid induced status epilepticus) was compared to naïve (untreated) rats and epileptic rats treated with adenosine for 5 days