P2X7 receptor signaling in stress and depression

DE Ribeiro, AL Roncalho, T Glaser, H Ulrich… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Stress exposure is considered to be the main environmental cause associated with the
development of depression. Due to the limitations of currently available antidepressants, a …

The role of inflammation in epileptogenesis

F Meng, L Yao - Acta Epileptologica, 2020 - Springer
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that has an extensive impact on a patient's life.
Accumulating evidence has suggested that inflammation participates in the progression of …

Astrocytic and oligodendrocytic P2X7 receptors determine neuronal functions in the CNS

YF Zhao, Y Tang, P Illes - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
P2X7 receptors are members of the ATP-gated cationic channel family with a preferential
localization at the microglial cells, the resident macrophages of the brain. However, these …

Targeting neuroinflammation via purinergic P2 receptors for disease modification in drug-refractory epilepsy

T Engel, J Smith, M Alves - Journal of Inflammation Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Treatment of epilepsy remains a clinical challenge, with> 30% of patients not
responding to current antiseizure drugs (ASDs). Moreover, currently available ASDs are …

Emerging role of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in epilepsy after subarachnoid hemorrhage

J Wang, J Liang, J Deng, X Liang, K Wang… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Epilepsy is a common and serious complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), giving
rise to increased morbidity and mortality. It's difficult to identify patients at high risk of …

Cholecystokinin switches the plasticity of GABA synapses in the dorsomedial hypothalamus via astrocytic ATP release

KM Crosby, C Murphy-Royal, SA Wilson… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
Whether synapses in appetite-regulatory brain regions undergo long-term changes in
strength in response to satiety peptides is poorly understood. Here we show that following …

The purinergic P2X7 receptor as a target for adjunctive treatment for drug-refractory epilepsy

D Thakku Sivakumar, K Jain, N Alfehaid… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases worldwide. Anti-seizure
medications (ASMs) with anticonvulsants remain the mainstay of epilepsy treatment …

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) drug-refractoriness is associated with P2X7 receptors overexpression in the human Hippocampus and temporal neocortex and …

B Guerra Leal, A Barros-Barbosa… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: ATP-gated ionotropic P2X7 receptors (P2X7R) actively participate in epilepsy and
other neurological disorders. Neocortical nerve terminals of patients with Mesial Temporal …

P2X7 receptor-activated microglia in cortex is critical for sleep disorder under neuropathic pain

T Li, Y Gao, M He, Z Gui, B Zhao, Y Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuropathic pain (NP) is associated with sleep disturbances, which may substantially
influence the quality of life. Clinical and animal studies demonstrated that neurotransmitter is …

Incomplete healing as a cause of aging: the role of mitochondria and the cell danger response

RK Naviaux - Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
The rate of biological aging varies cyclically and episodically in response to changing
environmental conditions and the developmentally-controlled biological systems that sense …