Clinical epigenetics: seizing opportunities for translation

M Berdasco, M Esteller - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Biomarker discovery and validation are necessary for improving the prediction of clinical
outcomes and patient monitoring. Despite considerable interest in biomarker discovery and …

Neuron–glia interactions in the pathophysiology of epilepsy

DC Patel, BP Tewari, L Chaunsali… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder afflicting~ 65 million people worldwide. It is caused by
aberrant synchronized firing of populations of neurons primarily due to imbalance between …

MicroRNAs as regulators of brain function and targets for treatment of epilepsy

GP Brennan, DC Henshall - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020 - nature.com
Seizures result from hypersynchronous, abnormal firing of neuronal populations and are the
primary clinical symptom of the epilepsies. Brain tissue from animal models and patients …

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 …

Amentoflavone affects epileptogenesis and exerts neuroprotective effects by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome

S Rong, D Wan, Y Fan, S Liu, K Sun, J Huo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain inflammation is one of the main causes of epileptogenesis, a chronic process triggered
by various insults, including genetic or acquired factors that enhance susceptibility to …

Epigenetic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and acute brain injury

MJ Bertogliat, KC Morris-Blanco… - Neurochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epigenetic modifications are emerging as major players in the pathogenesis of
neurodegenerative disorders and susceptibility to acute brain injury. DNA and histone …

Effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors on the development of epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidity in WAG/Rij rats

R Citraro, A Leo, C De Caro, V Nesci… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetic mechanisms, such as alterations in histone acetylation based on histone
deacetylases (HDACs) activity, have been linked not only to normal brain function but also to …

Role of adenosine in epilepsy and seizures

FC Tescarollo, DM Rombo, LK DeLiberto… - Journal of caffeine …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Adenosine is an endogenous anticonvulsant and neuroprotectant of the brain. Seizure
activity produces large quantities of adenosine, and it is this seizure-induced adenosine …

The zebrafish, an outstanding model for biomedical research in the field of melatonin and human diseases

P Aranda-Martínez, J Fernández-Martínez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The zebrafish has become an excellent model for the study of human diseases because it
offers many advantages over other vertebrate animal models. The pineal gland, as well as …

CircHivep2 contributes to microglia activation and inflammation via miR‐181a‐5p/SOCS2 signalling in mice with kainic acid‐induced epileptic seizures

G Xiaoying, M Guo, L Jie, Z Yanmei… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease characterized by recurrent seizures. Circular RNA
(circRNA) is a novel family of endogenous non‐coding RNAs that have been proposed to …