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Critically, PSEN proteolytic capacity may regulate hippocampal kainate-type glutamate receptor (KARs) availability. Kainic acid (KA) is a KAR agonist that evokes severe seizures in mice. We hypothesized that PSEN2 knockout (KO) mice would show reduced latency to KA-induced seizures, increased seizure burden, worsened 7-day survival, and altered hippocampal KAR expression compared to wild-type (WT) controls. Using repeated low-dose systemic KA administration to 3\u20134- and 12\u201315-month-old PSEN2 KO versus WT mice, we quantified acute seizure latency and neuropathology. GluK2 and GluK5 KAR subunit expression was colocalized in astrocytes 7 days after seizures or sham to assess the impact of PSEN2 loss and seizures on hippocampal KARs. Young PSEN2 KO mice were more seizure-prone than WTs, while genotype did not change latency to first seizure. Aged females seized faster than young females and experienced greater mortality, unlike males. There was no difference in KAR subunit expression between young mouse genotypes and regardless of seizure history. In both genotypes, hippocampal CA3 astrocytes expressed GluK5 after seizures, however, astrocytic GluK2 upregulation only occurred in WTs. GluK5 expression was significantly reduced in aged seizure-na\u00efve PSEN2 KO versus WT mice, while total GluK2 expression did not differ. Seizure-induced astrocytic GluK5 expression only occurred in WT mice in CA3, while astrocytic GluK2 expression occurred in both. Thus, PSEN2 loss may impair age-related hippocampal KAR expression, implicating KARs as understudied contributors to AD-related seizures.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Highlights.<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:list list-type=\"simple\">\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>- Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD) and epilepsy share many pathophysiological links, but the contributions of distinct AD-risk factors are understudied.<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>- Loss of normal presenilin 2 function is associated with AD; its role in late-life seizures and neuropathology have been minimally evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>- Loss of presenilin 2 increases susceptibility to kainic-acid induced acute seizures in young adult mice, mirroring late life risk.<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>- Increased susceptibility to kainic acid induced acute seizures due to loss of PSEN2 is lost in late life, suggesting earlier senescence.<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:p>- Loss of presenilin 2 function in aged mice is associated with reduced GluK5 expression and greater astrogliosis under basal conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                    <\/jats:list-item>\n                  <\/jats:list>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2025.09.09.675240","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,11]],"date-time":"2025-09-11T09:10:32Z","timestamp":1757581832000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Loss of presenilin 2 function age-dependently increases susceptibility to kainate-induced acute seizures and blunts hippocampal 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