Epileptogenesis

A Pitkänen, K Lukasiuk… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Epileptogenesis is a chronic process that can be triggered by genetic or acquired factors,
and that can continue long after epilepsy diagnosis. In 2015, epileptogenesis is not a …

Role of glutamate excitotoxicity and glutamate transporter EAAT2 in epilepsy: Opportunities for novel therapeutics development

JL Green, WF Dos Santos, ACK Fontana - Biochemical pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a complex neurological syndrome characterized by seizures resulting from
neuronal hyperexcitability and sudden and synchronized bursts of electrical discharges …

In vivo reprogramming leads to premature death linked to hepatic and intestinal failure

A Parras, A Vílchez-Acosta, G Desdín-Micó, S Picó… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
The induction of cellular reprogramming via expression of the transcription factors Oct4,
Sox2, Klf4 and c‐Myc (OSKM) can drive dedifferentiation of somatic cells and ameliorate …

Astrocyte-derived SerpinA3N promotes neuroinflammation and epileptic seizures by activating the NF-κB signaling pathway in mice with temporal lobe epilepsy

C Liu, XM Zhao, Q Wang, TT Du, MX Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Impaired activation and regulation of the extinction of inflammatory cells and molecules in
injured neuronal tissues are key factors in the development of epilepsy. SerpinA3N is mainly …

Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and potential treatment targets

A Pitkänen, K Lukasiuk - The Lancet Neurology, 2011 - thelancet.com
Prevention of epileptogenesis after brain trauma is an unmet medical challenge. Recent
molecular profiling studies have provided an insight into molecular changes that contribute …

Excessive activation of mTOR in postnatally generated granule cells is sufficient to cause epilepsy

RYK Pun, IJ Rolle, CL LaSarge, BE Hosford, JM Rosen… - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
The dentate gyrus is hypothesized to function as a" gate," limiting the flow of excitation
through the hippocampus. During epileptogenesis, adult-generated granule cells (DGCs) …

Common variants at 12q14 and 12q24 are associated with hippocampal volume

Nature genetics, 2012 - nature.com
Aging is associated with reductions in hippocampal volume that are accelerated by
Alzheimer's disease and vascular risk factors. Our genome-wide association study (GWAS) …

Mechanisms regulating neuronal excitability and seizure development following mTOR pathway hyperactivation

CL LaSarge, SC Danzer - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-mammalian
target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway regulates a variety of neuronal functions, including cell …

MicroRNA expression profile of the hippocampus in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy and miR-34a-targeted neuroprotection against hippocampal neurone cell …

K Hu, YY Xie, C Zhang, DS Ouyang, HY Long… - BMC neuroscience, 2012 - Springer
Background The expression pattern and function of miRNAs in the rat model of temporal
lobe epilepsy have not been well defined. Profiling miRNA expression in the rat model of …

Mitochondrial regulation of the hippocampal firing rate set point and seizure susceptibility

B Styr, N Gonen, D Zarhin, A Ruggiero, R Atsmon… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Maintaining average activity within a set-point range constitutes a fundamental property of
central neural circuits. However, whether and how activity set points are regulated remains …