Western blot experiments performed in rat brain homogenates collected 24 h after kainic acid-induced status epilepticus (KASE) showed a reduction of the neuronal marker NeuN by ∼30% in both cortex and hippocampus (Fig. 4A, left graphs), suggestive of neuronal death, as previously reported (26). This evidence concerns the gene RBFOX3 and status epilepticus.