The role of inflammation in epileptogenesis

A Vezzani, A Friedman, RJ Dingledine - Neuropharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
One compelling challenge in the therapy of epilepsy is to develop anti-epileptogenic drugs
with an impact on the disease progression. The search for novel targets has focused …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXIII: classification of prostanoid receptors, updating 15 years of progress

DF Woodward, RL Jones, S Narumiya - Pharmacological reviews, 2011 - ASPET
It is now more than 15 years since the molecular structures of the major prostanoid receptors
were elucidated. Since then, substantial progress has been achieved with respect to …

N‐acetylcysteine targets 5 lipoxygenase‐derived, toxic lipids and can synergize with prostaglandin E2 to inhibit ferroptosis and improve outcomes following …

SS Karuppagounder, L Alin, Y Chen… - Annals of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) is a clinically approved thiol‐containing redox
modulatory compound currently in trials for many neurological and psychiatric disorders …

Inflammation and the two-hit hypothesis of schizophrenia

KA Feigenson, AW Kusnecov, SM Silverstein - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The high societal and individual cost of schizophrenia necessitates finding better, more
effective treatment, diagnosis, and prevention strategies. One of the obstacles in this …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of excitotoxic neuronal death

Y Wang, Z Qin - Apoptosis, 2010 - Springer
Glutamate receptor-mediated excitatory neurotransmission plays a key role in neural
development, differentiation and synaptic plasticity. However, excessive stimulation of …

Role of excitatory amino acid transporter‐2 (EAAT2) and glutamate in neurodegeneration: opportunities for developing novel therapeutics

K Kim, SG Lee, TP Kegelman, ZZ Su… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate is an essential excitatory neurotransmitter regulating brain functions. Excitatory
amino acid transporter (EAAT)‐2 is one of the major glutamate transporters expressed …

Neuroinflammatory processes in Alzheimer's disease

MT Heneka, MK O'Banion, D Terwel… - Journal of neural …, 2010 - Springer
Generation of neurotoxic amyloid β peptides and their deposition along with neurofibrillary
tangle formation represent key pathological hallmarks in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent …

Inflammatory processes in Alzheimer's disease

MT Heneka, MK O'Banion - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2007 - Elsevier
Generation and deposition of amyloid beta peptides and neurofibrillary tangle formation are
key mechanisms involved in AD pathogenesis. Recent evidence suggests that inflammatory …

Molecular mechanisms regulating the vascular prostacyclin pathways and their adaptation during pregnancy and in the newborn

BH Majed, RA Khalil - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - ASPET
Prostacyclin (PGI2) is a member of the prostanoid group of eicosanoids that regulate
homeostasis, hemostasis, smooth muscle function and inflammation. Prostanoids are …

Peripheral TREM1 responses to brain and intestinal immunogens amplify stroke severity

Q Liu, EM Johnson, RK Lam, Q Wang, H Bo Ye… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Stroke is a multiphasic process in which initial cerebral ischemia is followed by secondary
injury from immune responses to ischemic brain components. Here we demonstrate that …