Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: from genetic heterogeneity to phenotypic continuum

R Guerrini, V Conti, M Mantegazza… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a heterogeneous group of
disorders characterized by early-onset, often severe epileptic seizures and EEG …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models of epilepsy: a phenotype-oriented review

Y Wang, P Wei, F Yan, Y Luo, G Zhao - Aging and disease, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder characterized by abnormal, recurrent, and
synchronous discharges in the brain. Long-term recurrent seizure attacks can cause serious …

Advances in zebrafish as a comprehensive model of mental disorders

L Wang, F Liu, Y Fang, J Ma, J Wang, L Qu… - Depression and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As an important part in international disease, mental disorders seriously damage human
health and social stability, which show the complex pathogenesis and increasing incidence …

[HTML][HTML] CSF-contacting neurons respond to Streptococcus pneumoniae and promote host survival during central nervous system infection

AE Prendergast, KK Jim, H Marnas, L Desban… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) can invade the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and cause meningitis with devastating consequences. Whether …

6-Gingerol, a Major Constituent of Zingiber officinale Rhizoma, Exerts Anticonvulsant Activity in the Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure Model in Larval Zebrafish

K Gawel, W Kukula-Koch, NS Banono… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zingiber officinale is one of the most frequently used medicinal herbs in Asia. Using rodent
seizure models, it was previously shown that Zingiber officinale hydroethanolic extract exerts …

Zebrafish as a robust preclinical platform for screening plant-derived drugs with anticonvulsant properties—a review

B Knap, D Nieoczym, U Kundap… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Traditionally, selected plant sources have been explored for medicines to treat convulsions.
This continues today, especially in countries with low-income rates and poor medical …

Recent development in zebrafish model for bioactivity and safety evaluation of natural products

FJ Lin, H Li, DT Wu, QG Zhuang, HB Li… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The zebrafish is a species of freshwater fish, popular in aquariums and laboratories. Several
advantageous features have facilitated zebrafish to be extensively utilized as a valuable …

Loss of glutamate transporter eaat2a leads to aberrant neuronal excitability, recurrent epileptic seizures, and basal hypoactivity

AL Hotz, A Jamali, NN Rieser, S Niklaus, E Aydin… - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Astroglial excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2, GLT‐1, and SLC1A2) regulates the
duration and extent of neuronal excitation by removing glutamate from the synaptic cleft …

Use of zebrafish models to boost research in rare genetic diseases

L Crouzier, EM Richard, J Sourbron, L Lagae… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rare genetic diseases are a group of pathologies with often unmet clinical needs. Even if
rare by a single genetic disease (from 1/2000 to 1/more than 1,000,000), the total number of …

Trehalose treatment in zebrafish model of Lafora disease

S Della Vecchia, A Ogi, R Licitra, F Abramo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mutations in the EPM2A gene encoding laforin cause Lafora disease (LD), a progressive
myoclonic epilepsy characterized by drug-resistant seizures and progressive neurological …