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 …

A review of febrile seizures: recent advances in understanding of febrile seizure pathophysiology and commonly implicated viral triggers

R Sawires, J Buttery, M Fahey - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Febrile seizures are one of the commonest presentations in young children, with a 2–5%
incidence in Western countries. Though they are generally benign, with rare long-term …

The genetic landscape of epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures

R Burgess, S Wang, A McTague, KE Boysen… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS) is one of the most severe
developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. We delineate the genetic causes and …

Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels as drug targets for neurological disorders

B Santoro, MM Shah - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are voltage-gated
ion channels that critically modulate neuronal activity. Four HCN subunits (HCN1–4) have …

Cardiac and neuronal HCN channelopathies

I Rivolta, A Binda, A Masi, JC DiFrancesco - Pflügers Archiv-European …, 2020 - Springer
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are expressed as four
different isoforms (HCN1-4) in the heart and in the central and peripheral nervous systems …

Genome-wide association of endophenotypes for schizophrenia from the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS) study

TA Greenwood, LC Lazzeroni, AX Maihofer… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS) uses quantitative
neurophysiological and neurocognitive endophenotypes with demonstrated deficits in …

Fetal exposure to valproic acid dysregulates the expression of autism-linked genes in the developing cerebellum

M Guerra, V Medici, R Weatheritt, V Corvino… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes a set of highly heritable neurodevelopmental
syndromes characterized by social and communication impairment, repetitive behaviour …

Homeostatic plasticity in epilepsy

G Lignani, P Baldelli, V Marra - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the healthy brain, neuronal excitability and synaptic strength are homeostatically
regulated to keep neuronal network activity within physiological boundaries. Epilepsy is …

The contribution of HCN channelopathies in different epileptic syndromes, mechanisms, modulators, and potential treatment targets: a systematic review

M Kessi, J Peng, H Duan, H He, B Chen… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) current reduces
dendritic summation, suppresses dendritic calcium spikes, and enables inhibitory GABA …

The HCN domain couples voltage gating and cAMP response in hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels

A Porro, A Saponaro, F Gasparri, D Bauer, C Gross… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels control spontaneous
electrical activity in heart and brain. Binding of cAMP to the cyclic nucleotide-binding domain …