[HTML][HTML] Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and epilepsy

A Becchetti, LC Grandi, M Cerina, A Amadeo - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite recent advances in understanding the causes of epilepsy, especially the genetic,
comprehending the biological mechanisms that lead to the epileptic phenotype remains …

The hippocampus associated GABAergic neural network impairment in early-stage of Alzheimer's disease

Y Tang, Y Yan, J Mao, J Ni, H Qing - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest neurodegenerative disease with slow
progression. Pieces of evidence suggest that the GABAergic system is impaired in the early …

Distinct thalamocortical circuits underlie allodynia induced by tissue injury and by depression-like states

X Zhu, HD Tang, WY Dong, F Kang, A Liu, Y Mao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In humans, tissue injury and depression can both cause pain hypersensitivity, but whether
this involves distinct circuits remains unknown. Here, we identify two discrete glutamatergic …

Activated astrocytes attenuate neocortical seizures in rodent models through driving Na+-K+-ATPase

J Zhao, J Sun, Y Zheng, Y Zheng, Y Shao, Y Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Epileptic seizures are widely regarded to occur as a result of the excitation-inhibition
imbalance from a neuro-centric view. Although astrocyte-neuron interactions are …

In vivo chemical reprogramming of astrocytes into neurons

Y Ma, H Xie, X Du, L Wang, X Jin, Q Zhang, Y Han… - Cell discovery, 2021 - nature.com
In mammals, many organs lack robust regenerative abilities. Lost cells in impaired tissue
could potentially be compensated by converting nearby cells in situ through in vivo …

Medial septal GABAergic neurons reduce seizure duration upon optogenetic closed-loop stimulation

K Hristova, C Martinez-Gonzalez, TC Watson… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Seizures can emerge from multiple or large foci in temporal lobe epilepsy, complicating
focally targeted strategies such as surgical resection or the modulation of the activity of …

[HTML][HTML] The medial septum as a potential target for treating brain disorders associated with oscillopathies

Y Takeuchi, AJ Nagy, L Barcsai, Q Li… - Frontiers in Neural …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The medial septum (MS), as part of the basal forebrain, supports many physiological
functions, from sensorimotor integration to cognition. With often reciprocal connections with …

New advances in pharmacoresistant epilepsy towards precise management-from prognosis to treatments

C Xu, Y Gong, Y Wang, Z Chen - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Epilepsy, one of the most severe neurological diseases, is characterized by abrupt recurrent
seizures. Despite great progress in the development of antiseizure drugs (ASDs) based on …

Subicular Caspase‐1 Contributes to Pharmacoresistance in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

C Xu, S Zhang, Y Gong, J Nao, Y Shen… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Unidentified mechanisms largely restrict the viability of effective therapies in
pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Our previous study revealed that hyperactivity of the subiculum …

Cholinergic signaling, neural excitability, and epilepsy

Y Wang, B Tan, Y Wang, Z Chen - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a common brain disorder characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures with
neuronal hyperexcitability. Apart from the classical imbalance between excitatory …