Perfect match: mTOR inhibitors and tuberous sclerosis complex

C Luo, WR Ye, W Shi, P Yin, C Chen, YB He… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2022 - Springer
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant syndrome that presents with
diverse and complex clinical features and involves multiple human systems. TSC-related …

Management of epilepsy associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: updated clinical recommendations

P Curatolo, R Nabbout, L Lagae, E Aronica… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are at very high risk for developing epilepsy,
and the majority experience seizure onset during the first year of life. Early targeted …

New and emerging targeted therapies for vascular malformations

A Van Damme, E Seront, V Dekeuleneer… - American journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Vascular malformations are inborn errors of vascular morphogenesis and consist of
localized networks of abnormal blood and/or lymphatic vessels with weak endothelial cell …

Cognitive dysfunctions in intellectual disabilities: the contributions of the Ras-MAPK and PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathways

SC Borrie, H Brems, E Legius… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The Ras-MAPK and PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling cascades were originally identified as
cancer regulatory pathways but have now been demonstrated to be critical for synaptic …

[HTML][HTML] Current approaches and future directions for the treatment of mTORopathies

V Karalis, HS Bateup - Developmental neuroscience, 2021 - karger.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a kinase at the center of an evolutionarily
conserved signaling pathway that orchestrates cell growth and metabolism. mTOR responds …

Review of the treatment options for epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex: towards precision medicine

S Schubert-Bast, A Strzelczyk - Therapeutic advances in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the
TSC1 or TSC2 genes, which encode proteins that antagonise the mammalian isoform of the …

A randomized controlled trial with everolimus for IQ and autism in tuberous sclerosis complex

IE Overwater, AB Rietman, SE Mous… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate whether mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor everolimus can
improve intellectual disability, autism, and other neuropsychological deficits in children with …

Efficacy and safety of mTOR inhibitors (rapamycin and its analogues) for tuberous sclerosis complex: a meta-analysis

M Li, Y Zhou, C Chen, T Yang, S Zhou, S Chen… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background The treatment of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) using mammalian target of
rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors is clinically promising. The aim of the present study was to …

Neocortical development and epilepsy: insights from focal cortical dysplasia and brain tumours

I Blumcke, S Budday, A Poduri, D Lal, K Kobow… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
During the past decade, there have been considerable advances in understanding of the
genetic and morphogenic processes underlying cortical malformations and developmental …

Update on drug management of refractory epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex

E van der Poest Clement, FE Jansen, KPJ Braun… - Pediatric Drugs, 2020 - Springer
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic neurocutaneous disorder with epilepsy as a
common and early presenting symptom. The neurological phenotype, however, is variable …