Mechanisms of action of currently used antiseizure drugs

GJ Sills, MA Rogawski - Neuropharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Antiseizure drugs (ASDs) prevent the occurrence of seizures; there is no evidence that they
have disease-modifying properties. In the more than 160 years that orally administered …

Progranulin as a therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases

H Rhinn, N Tatton, S McCaughey, M Kurnellas… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Progranulin (PGRN, encoded by the GRN gene) plays a key role in the development,
survival, function, and maintenance of neurons and microglia in the mammalian brain. It …

New epilepsy therapies in development

P Klein, RM Kaminski, M Koepp… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2024 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a common brain disorder, characterized by spontaneous recurrent seizures, with
associated neuropsychiatric and cognitive comorbidities and increased mortality. Although …

Enzyme therapy: current challenges and future perspectives

M de la Fuente, L Lombardero… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, enzymes have risen as promising therapeutic tools for different pathologies,
from metabolic deficiencies, such as fibrosis conditions, ocular pathologies or joint …

The sheep as a large animal model for the investigation and treatment of human disorders

A Banstola, JNJ Reynolds - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We review the value of large animal models for improving the translation of
biomedical research for human application, focusing primarily on sheep. Abstract An …

Current and future prospects for gene therapy for rare genetic diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord

TL Jensen, CR Gøtzsche… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, gene therapy has been raising hopes toward viable treatment strategies for
rare genetic diseases for which there has been almost exclusively supportive treatment. We …

Inborn errors of metabolism associated with autism spectrum disorders: approaches to intervention

T Žigman, D Petković Ramadža, G Šimić… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence suggests that the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be associated
with inborn errors of metabolism, such as disorders of amino acid metabolism and transport …

Possible precision medicine implications from genetic testing using combined detection of sequence and intragenic copy number variants in a large cohort with …

R Truty, N Patil, R Sankar, J Sullivan… - Epilepsia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Molecular genetic etiologies in epilepsy have become better understood in recent
years, creating important opportunities for precision medicine. Building on these advances …

Mechanistic Insights into S-Depalmitolyse Activity of Cln5 Protein Linked to Neurodegeneration and Batten Disease: A QM/MM Study

Y Dangat, M Freindorf, E Kraka - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (Cln5) is encoded by the CLN5 gene. The genetic
variants of this gene are associated with the CLN5 form of Batten disease. Recently, the first …

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: potential for targeted therapy

N Specchio, A Ferretti, M Trivisano, N Pietrafusa… - Drugs, 2021 - Springer
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCLs) is a group of inherited neurodegenerative lysosomal
storage diseases that together represent the most common cause of dementia in children …