ReviewMolecular medicine reports2021
Inflammatory response in epilepsy is mediated by glial cell gap junction pathway (Review).
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- The use of quantitative electroencephalography in evaluating epilepsy treatment.Acta epileptologica · 2026Review
- Neuroprotection and activation of anti-inflammatory and plasticity mechanisms by PLC-β inhibition after cholinergic hyperstimulation in hippocampal slices and microglial cells.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- The Double-Edged Effect of Connexins and Pannexins of Glial Cells in Central and Peripheral Nervous System After Nerve Injury.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Gut-immune-brain interactions during neurodevelopment: from a brain-centric to a multisystem perspective.BMC medicine · 2025Review
- Mood disorders in adults with epilepsy: a review of unrecognized facts and common misconceptions.Annals of general psychiatry · 2024Review
- The Role of the Vagus Nerve in the Microbiome and Digestive System in Relation to Epilepsy.Current medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
- Immunological Imbalances Associated with Epileptic Seizures in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Connexin 43: An Interface Connecting Neuroinflammation to Depression.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Astrocytes as a target for therapeutic strategies in epilepsy: current insights.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Review
- Anti-Inflammatory Effects ofBioMed research international · 2022Article
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Abstract
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease that affects more than 50 million people worldwide. Neuro-inflammation plays an important role in epilepsy. Activation of the immune system and an excessive inflammatory response can increase the frequency of seizures and increase the susceptibility to epilepsy. Therefore, anti-inflammatory therapies may have antiepileptic effects. Connexin 43 (Cx43) is a major component of astroglial hemichannels and gap junctions. Gap junctions are important for the direct exchange of substances and information between cells, as well as regulating the neuroinflammatory response, changing neuronal excitability, neuronal apoptosis, and synaptic remodeling. Cx43-mediated gap junction pathway can be crucial in epilepsy-induced neuroinflammatory cascades. Further, pro-inflammatory cytokines may in turn directly affect the expression of the Cx43 protein in astrocytes. Therefore, examining the association between neuroinflammation and epilepsy can be instrumental in uncovering the pathogenesis of epilepsy, which can lead to the development of novel and more effective antiepileptic drugs.
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