The ketogenic diet as a treatment paradigm for diverse neurological disorders

CE Stafstrom, JM Rho - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Dietary and metabolic therapies have been attempted in a wide variety of neurological
diseases, including epilepsy, headache, neurotrauma, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson …

Neuroprotective actions of dietary choline

JK Blusztajn, BE Slack, TJ Mellott - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Choline is an essential nutrient for humans. It is a precursor of membrane phospholipids (eg,
phosphatidylcholine (PC)), the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and via betaine, the methyl …

Prevention or modification of epileptogenesis after brain insults: experimental approaches and translational research

W Löscher, C Brandt - Pharmacological reviews, 2010 - ASPET
Diverse brain insults, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, infections, tumors,
neurodegenerative diseases, and prolonged acute symptomatic seizures, such as complex …

The mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway mediates epileptogenesis in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy

LH Zeng, NR Rensing, M Wong - Journal of Neuroscience, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Understanding molecular mechanisms mediating epileptogenesis is critical for developing
more effective therapies for epilepsy. We recently found that the mammalian target of …

Advances in the potential biomarkers of epilepsy

D Kobylarek, P Iwanowski, Z Lewandowska… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is a group of chronic neurological disorders characterized by recurrent,
spontaneous, and unpredictable seizures. It is one of the most common neurological …

Inflammatory aspects of epileptogenesis: contribution of molecular inflammatory mechanisms

F Alyu, M Dikmen - Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2017 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveEpilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterised with seizures. The
aetiology of the most generalised epilepsies cannot be explicitly determined and the …

Baicalein Exerts Neuroprotective Effects in FeCl3-Induced Posttraumatic Epileptic Seizures via Suppressing Ferroptosis

Q Li, QQ Li, JN Jia, QY Sun, HH Zhou, WL Jin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a prevalent type of acquired epilepsy secondary to traumatic
brain injury, and is characterized by repeated seizures. Traditional antiepileptic drugs have …

Role of selenium on calcium signaling and oxidative stress-induced molecular pathways in epilepsy

M Nazıroğlu - Neurochemical research, 2009 - Springer
Epilepsy is one of the oldest neurological conditions known to humankind. It is known that
oxidative stress and generation of reactive oxygen species are a cause and consequence of …

The anticonvulsant effects of cannabidiol in experimental models of epileptic seizures: From behavior and mechanisms to clinical insights

W Lazarini-Lopes, RA Do Val-da Silva… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by the presence of seizures and
neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Despite the number of antiepileptic drugs, one-third of …

Small-molecule activator of glutamate transporter EAAT2 translation provides neuroprotection

Q Kong, LC Chang, K Takahashi, Q Liu… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 plays a major role in glutamate clearance in synaptic
clefts. Several lines of evidence indicate that strategies designed to increase EAAT2 …