[HTML][HTML] The neurology of mTOR

JO Lipton, M Sahin - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is a crucial cellular
signaling hub that, like the nervous system itself, integrates internal and external cues to …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular neurobiology of mTOR

K Switon, K Kotulska, A Janusz-Kaminska… - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine-threonine kinase that
controls several important aspects of mammalian cell function. mTOR activity is modulated …

Commonalities in epileptogenic processes from different acute brain insults: Do they translate?

P Klein, R Dingledine, E Aronica, C Bernard… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The most common forms of acquired epilepsies arise following acute brain insults such as
traumatic brain injury, stroke, or central nervous system infections. Treatment is effective for …

Hippocampal sclerosis in epilepsy: a neuropathology review

M Thom - Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is a common pathology encountered in mesial temporal lobe
epilepsy (MTLE) as well as other epilepsy syndromes and in both surgical and post‐mortem …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant hippocampal neurogenesis contributes to epilepsy and associated cognitive decline

KO Cho, ZR Lybrand, N Ito, R Brulet, F Tafacory… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Acute seizures after a severe brain insult can often lead to epilepsy and cognitive
impairment. Aberrant hippocampal neurogenesis follows the insult but the role of adult …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted suppression of mTORC2 reduces seizures across models of epilepsy

J Okoh, J Mays, A Bacq, JA Oses-Prieto… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that poses a major threat to public health.
Hyperactivation of mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) is believed to lead to abnormal network …

mTOR in brain physiology and pathologies

J Bockaert, P Marin - Physiological reviews, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
TOR (target of rapamycin) and its mammalian ortholog mTOR have been discovered in an
effort to understand the mechanisms of action of the immunosuppressant drug rapamycin …

Mechanisms of epileptogenesis: a convergence on neural circuit dysfunction

EM Goldberg, DA Coulter - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder associated with significant morbidity and
mortality, but the only available drug therapies target its symptoms rather than the underlying …

PI3K/AKT pathway mutations cause a spectrum of brain malformations from megalencephaly to focal cortical dysplasia

LA Jansen, GM Mirzaa, GE Ishak, BJ O'Roak, JB Hiatt… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Malformations of cortical development containing dysplastic neuronal and glial elements,
including hemimegalencephaly and focal cortical dysplasia, are common causes of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular interplay between mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), amyloid-β, and Tau: effects on cognitive impairments

A Caccamo, S Majumder, A Richardson… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) and Tau is an invariant feature of Alzheimer disease (AD).
The upstream role of Aβ accumulation in the disease pathogenesis is widely accepted, and …