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 …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging biomarkers of experimental epileptogenesis and refractory epilepsy

SD Reddy, I Younus, V Sridhar, DS Reddy - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article provides an overview of neuroimaging biomarkers in experimental
epileptogenesis and refractory epilepsy. Neuroimaging represents a gold standard and …

Therapeutic potential of an anti-high mobility group box-1 monoclonal antibody in epilepsy

J Zhao, Y Wang, C Xu, K Liu, Y Wang, L Chen… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Brain inflammation is a major factor in epilepsy, and the high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1)
protein is known to contribute significantly to the generation of seizures. Here, we …

Deep brain stimulation in the medial septum attenuates temporal lobe epilepsy via entrainment of hippocampal theta rhythm

Y Wang, Y Shen, X Cai, J Yu, C Chen… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often associated with cognitive impairment, is one of the
most common types of medically refractory epilepsy. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) shows …

Subicular pyramidal neurons gate drug resistance in temporal lobe epilepsy

C Xu, YI Wang, S Zhang, J Nao, Y Liu… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Drug‐resistant epilepsy causes great clinical danger and still lacks effective
treatments. Methods Here, we used multifaceted approaches combining electrophysiology …

The piriform cortex in epilepsy: what we learn from the kindling model

H Cheng, Y Wang, J Chen, Z Chen - Experimental neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a circuit-level brain disorder characterized by excessive or hypersynchronous
epileptic seizures involving a complex epileptogenic network. Cumulative evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Electroresponsive nanoparticles improve antiseizure effect of phenytoin in generalized tonic-clonic seizures

Y Wang, X Ying, L Chen, Y Liu, Y Wang, J Liang, C Xu… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previously, we developed electroresponsive hydrogel nanoparticles (ERHNPs) modified
with angiopep-2 (ANG) to facilitate the delivery of the antiseizure drug phenytoin sodium …

Low-frequency stimulation in anterior nucleus of thalamus alleviates kainate-induced chronic epilepsy and modulates the hippocampal EEG rhythm

YI Wang, J Liang, C Xu, Y Wang, Y Kuang, Z Xu… - Experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
High-frequency stimulation (HFS) of the anterior nucleus of thalamus (ANT) is a new and
alternative option for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. However, the responder rate is …

[HTML][HTML] Entorhinal principal neurons mediate brain-stimulation treatments for epilepsy

Z Xu, YI Wang, B Chen, C Xu, X Wu, Y Wang… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Brain stimulation is an alternative treatment for epilepsy. However, the neuronal circuits
underlying its mechanisms remain obscure. We found that optogenetic activation (1Hz) of …

Principal neurons in the olfactory cortex mediate bidirectional modulation of seizures

J Wu, P Liu, C Geng, C Liu, J Li… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although the piriform cortex (PC) has been previously implicated as a critical node for
seizure generation and propagation, the underlying neural mechanism has remained …