Neuroinflammatory pathways as treatment targets and biomarkers in epilepsy

A Vezzani, S Balosso, T Ravizza - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by an enduring propensity for
generation of seizures. The pathogenic processes of seizure generation and recurrence are …

An update for epilepsy research and antiepileptic drug development: Toward precise circuit therapy

Y Wang, Z Chen - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Epilepsy involves neuronal dysfunction at molecular, cellular, and circuit levels. The
understanding of the mechanism of the epilepsies has advanced greatly in the last three …

Inflammation and reactive oxygen species in status epilepticus: Biomarkers and implications for therapy

G Terrone, F Frigerio, S Balosso, T Ravizza… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Preclinical studies in immature and adult rodents and clinical observations show that
neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are rapid onset phenomena occurring in the brain …

Therapeutic effect of Anakinra in the relapsing chronic phase of febrile infection–related epilepsy syndrome

R Dilena, E Mauri, E Aronica, P Bernasconi… - Epilepsia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Febrile infection–related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy
with presumed inflammatory origin and lacking effective treatments. Anakinra is the human …

[HTML][HTML] Novel drugs and early polypharmacotherapy in status epilepticus

M Amengual-Gual, IS Fernández, MS Wainwright - Seizure, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Rescue medications for status epilepticus (SE) have a relatively high rate of failure.
The purpose of this review is to summarize the evidence for the efficacy of novel drugs and …

Tetramethylpyrazine reduces epileptogenesis progression in electrical kindling models by modulating hippocampal excitatory neurotransmission

Y Jin, S Cai, Y Jiang, K Zhong, C Wen… - ACS Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the primary agents prescribed for clinical management of
limbic epilepsy. However, high incidence of pharmacoresistance and a limited armory of …