[HTML][HTML] ATP and adenosine—Two players in the control of seizures and epilepsy development

E Beamer, M Kuchukulla, D Boison, T Engel - Progress in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite continuous advances in understanding the underlying pathogenesis of
hyperexcitable networks and lowered seizure thresholds, the treatment of epilepsy remains …

ATPergic signalling during seizures and epilepsy

T Engel, M Alves, C Sheedy, DC Henshall - Neuropharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Much progress has been made over the last few decades in the identification of new anti-
epileptic drugs (AEDs). However, 30% of epilepsy patients suffer poor seizure control. This …

Expression and function of the metabotropic purinergic P2Y receptor family in experimental seizure models and patients with drug‐refractory epilepsy

M Alves, R Gomez‐Villafuertes, N Delanty… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective ATP is released into the extracellular space during pathologic processes including
increased neuronal firing. Once released, ATP acts on P2 receptors including ionotropic …

The metabotropic purinergic P2Y receptor family as novel drug target in epilepsy

M Alves, E Beamer, T Engel - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy encompasses a heterogeneous group of neurological syndromes which are
characterized by recurrent seizures affecting over 60 million people worldwide. Current anti …

Lipopolysaccharide induced increase in seizure activity in two animal models of absence epilepsy WAG/Rij and GAERS rats and Long Evans rats

Z Kovács, Á Dobolyi, G Juhász, KA Kékesi - Brain research bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
We showed previously that the number and time of spike–wave discharges (SWDs) were
increased after intraperitoneal (ip) injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an effect, which …

From physiology to pathology of cortico-thalamo-cortical oscillations: astroglia as a target for further research

D Gobbo, A Scheller, F Kirchhoff - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The electrographic hallmark of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and other idiopathic
forms of epilepsy are 2.5–4 Hz spike and wave discharges (SWDs) originating from …

Absence epileptic activity changing effects of non-adenosine nucleoside inosine, guanosine and uridine in Wistar Albino Glaxo Rijswijk rats

Z Kovács, KA Kékesi, Á Dobolyi, R Lakatos, G Juhász - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Adenosine (Ado) and non-adenosine (non-Ado) nucleosides such as inosine (Ino),
guanosine (Guo) and uridine (Urd) may have regionally different roles in the regulation of …

Adenosine receptors modulate the exogenous ketogenic supplement-evoked alleviating effect on lipopolysaccharide-generated increase in absence epileptic activity …

B Brunner, C Ari, DP D'Agostino, Z Kovács - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
It has been previously demonstrated that KEKS food containing exogenous ketogenic
supplement ketone salt (KS) and ketone ester (KE) decreased the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) …

Non-adenosine nucleoside inosine, guanosine and uridine as promising antiepileptic drugs: a summary of current literature

Z Kovács, K A. Kekesi, G Juhász, J Barna… - Mini reviews in …, 2014 - benthamdirect.com
Adenosine (Ado) and some non-adenosine (non-Ado) nucleosides including inosine (Ino),
guanosine (Guo) and uridine (Urd) are modulatory molecules in the central nervous system …

Enhancement of ketone supplements-evoked effect on absence epileptic activity by co-administration of uridine in Wistar albino Glaxo Rijswijk rats

B Brunner, E Rauch, C Ari, DP D'Agostino, Z Kovács - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Both uridine and exogenous ketone supplements decreased the number of spike-wave
discharges (SWDs) in a rat model of human absence epilepsy Wistar Albino Glaxo/Rijswijk …