Neuroinflammatory pathways as treatment targets and biomarkers in epilepsy

A Vezzani, S Balosso, T Ravizza - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by an enduring propensity for
generation of seizures. The pathogenic processes of seizure generation and recurrence are …

Neuroinflammation and proinflammatory cytokines in epileptogenesis

A Soltani Khaboushan, N Yazdanpanah… - Molecular neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Increasing evidence corroborates the fundamental role of neuroinflammation in the
development of epilepsy. Proinflammatory cytokines (PICs) are crucial contributors to the …

Fiery cell death: pyroptosis in the central nervous system

BA McKenzie, VM Dixit, C Power - Trends in neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
Pyroptosis ('fiery death') is an inflammatory type of regulated cell death (RCD), which occurs
downstream of inflammasome activation. Pyroptosis is mediated directly by the recently …

Infections, inflammation and epilepsy

A Vezzani, RS Fujinami, HS White, PM Preux… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Epilepsy is the tendency to have unprovoked epileptic seizures. Anything causing structural
or functional derangement of brain physiology may lead to seizures, and different conditions …

Inflammation and reactive oxygen species as disease modifiers in epilepsy

G Terrone, S Balosso, A Pauletti, T Ravizza… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are rapidly induced in the
brain after acute cerebral injuries that are associated with an enhanced risk for epilepsy in …

[HTML][HTML] Single-target versus multi-target drugs versus combinations of drugs with multiple targets: preclinical and clinical evidence for the treatment or prevention of …

W Löscher - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Rationally designed multi-target drugs (also termed multimodal drugs, network therapeutics,
or designed multiple ligands) have emerged as an attractive drug discovery paradigm in the …

[HTML][HTML] Activation and function of NLRP3 inflammasome in bone and joint-related diseases

T Murakami, Y Nakaminami, Y Takahata… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a pivotal response to a variety of stimuli, and inflammatory molecules such
as cytokines have central roles in the pathogenesis of various diseases, including bone and …

Targeting oxidative stress improves disease outcomes in a rat model of acquired epilepsy

A Pauletti, G Terrone, T Shekh-Ahmad, A Salamone… - 2019 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy therapy is based on antiseizure drugs that treat the symptom, seizures, rather than
the disease and are ineffective in up to 30% of patients. There are no treatments for …

Neuroinflammatory pathways as treatment targets and biomarker candidates in epilepsy: emerging evidence from preclinical and clinical studies

EA van Vliet, E Aronica, A Vezzani… - Neuropathology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating evidence indicates an important pathophysiological role of brain inflammation
in epilepsy. In this review, we will provide an update of specific inflammatory pathways that …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia and CNS interleukin-1: beyond immunological concepts

X Liu, N Quan - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Activation of microglia and expression of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the
CNS have become almost synonymous with neuroinflammation. In numerous studies …