Advances in in utero electroporation

CM Kittock, LJ Pilaz - Developmental Neurobiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In utero electroporation (IUE) is a technique developed in the early 2000s to transfect the
neurons and neural progenitors of embryonic brains, thus enabling continued development …

Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of focal cortical dysplasia and their association with epilepsy: Experimental models as a research …

K Kang, Y Wu, H Gan, B Yang, H Xiao, D Wang… - … : European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a structural lesion that is the most common anatomical
lesion identified in children, and the second most common in adults with drug-resistant focal …

Perineuronal nets degradation and parvalbumin interneuron loss in a mouse model of DEPDC5-related epilepsy

T Yang, S Hu, WC Chang, HY Kao… - Developmental …, 2022 - karger.com
DEPDC5, the key gene within the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, is one
of the most common causative genes in patients with epilepsy and malformation of cortical …

Distinct patterns of interictal intracranial EEG in focal cortical dysplasia type I and II

R Janca, P Jezdik, M Ebel, A Kalina, M Kudr… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most common malformation causing
refractory focal epilepsy. Surgical removal of the entire dysplastic cortex is crucial for …

Allele‐Specific Editing of a Dominant SCN8A Epilepsy Variant Protects against Seizures and Lethality in a Murine Model

W Yu, SF Hill, Y Huang, L Zhu, Y Demetriou… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) can result from dominant,
gain of function variants of neuronal ion channels. More than 450 de novo missense variants …

Long‐Term Downregulation of the Sodium Channel Gene Scn8a Is Therapeutic in Mouse Models of SCN8A Epilepsy

SF Hill*, W Yu*, J Ziobro, S Chalasani… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective De novo mutations of the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene SCN8A cause
developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE). Most pathogenic variants result in gain …

[HTML][HTML] Hsp90aa1/JUN/Ccl2 regulatory axis mediates migration and differentiation of NSPCs, promoting the onset and progression of early post-ischemic stroke …

S Hu, Y Tang, X Li, W Li, Y Zeng, M Jiang, R Chen… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Early-onset epilepsy following ischemic stroke is a severe neurological condition, the
pathogenesis of which remains incompletely understood. Recent studies suggest that …

[HTML][HTML] Early suppression of excitability in subcortical band heterotopia modifies epileptogenesis in rats

D Hardy, E Buhler, D Suchkov, A Vinck, A Fortoul… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Malformations of cortical development represent a major cause of epilepsy in childhood.
However, the pathological substrate and dynamic changes leading to the development and …

[HTML][HTML] Early and Bi-hemispheric seizure onset in a rat glioblastoma Multiforme model

S Hu, HY Kao, T Yang, Y Wang - Neuroscience letters, 2022 - Elsevier
GBM is the most life-threatening neurological disease with annual incidence of∼ 5 cases
per 100,000 people and a median survival of less than 15 months. Seizures are the first …

Focal cortical dysplasia links to sleep-related epilepsy in symptomatic focal epilepsy

Y Wang, C He, C Chen, Z Wang, W Ming, J Qiu… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective In sleep-related epilepsy (SRE), epileptic seizures predominantly occur during
sleep, but the clinical characteristics of SRE remain elusive. We aimed to identify the clinical …