The inositol trisphosphate/calcium signaling pathway in health and disease

MJ Berridge - Physiological reviews, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Many cellular functions are regulated by calcium (Ca2+) signals that are generated by
different signaling pathways. One of these is the inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate/calcium …

New epilepsy therapies in development

P Klein, RM Kaminski, M Koepp… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2024 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a common brain disorder, characterized by spontaneous recurrent seizures, with
associated neuropsychiatric and cognitive comorbidities and increased mortality. Although …

Commonalities in epileptogenic processes from different acute brain insults: Do they translate?

P Klein, R Dingledine, E Aronica, C Bernard… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The most common forms of acquired epilepsies arise following acute brain insults such as
traumatic brain injury, stroke, or central nervous system infections. Treatment is effective for …

Synaptopathies: synaptic dysfunction in neurological disorders–A review from students to students

K Lepeta, MV Lourenco, BC Schweitzer… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Synapses are essential components of neurons and allow information to travel coordinately
throughout the nervous system to adjust behavior to environmental stimuli and to control …

Neurotrophin signalling: novel insights into mechanisms and pathophysiology

M Mitre, A Mariga, MV Chao - Clinical science, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Neurotrophins, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), are prominent regulators
of neuronal survival, growth and differentiation during development. While trophic factors are …

Neuroinflammatory mediators in acquired epilepsy: an update

Y Chen, MM Nagib, N Yasmen, MN Sluter… - Inflammation …, 2023 - Springer
Epilepsy is a group of chronic neurological disorders that have diverse etiologies but are
commonly characterized by spontaneous seizures and behavioral comorbidities. Although …

Blockade of the IL-1R1/TLR4 pathway mediates disease-modification therapeutic effects in a model of acquired epilepsy

V Iori, AM Iyer, T Ravizza, L Beltrame, L Paracchini… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
We recently discovered that forebrain activation of the IL-1 receptor/Toll-like receptor (IL-
1R1/TLR4) innate immunity signal plays a pivotal role in neuronal hyperexcitability …

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 …

Inflammatory aspects of epileptogenesis: contribution of molecular inflammatory mechanisms

F Alyu, M Dikmen - Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2017 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveEpilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterised with seizures. The
aetiology of the most generalised epilepsies cannot be explicitly determined and the …

Targeting BDNF/TrkB pathways for preventing or suppressing epilepsy

TW Lin, SC Harward, YZ Huang, JO McNamara - Neuropharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and status epilepticus (SE) have both been linked to
development of human epilepsy. Although distinct etiologies, current research has …