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ArticleNature communications2024

Identification of gene regulatory networks affected across drug-resistant epilepsies.

Liesbeth François, Alessia Romagnolo, Mark J Luinenburg, Jasper J Anink, Patrice Godard, Marek Rajman, Jonathan van Eyll, Angelika Mühlebner, Andrew Skelton, James D Mills and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Liesbeth François *UCB Pharma, Early Solutions, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium. liesbeth.francois@ucb.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6346-8303
Alessia Romagnolo *Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5357-0961
Mark J LuinenburgDepartment of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-8090
Jasper J AninkDepartment of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Patrice GodardUCB Pharma, Early Solutions, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.
Marek RajmanUCB Pharma, Early Solutions, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.
Jonathan van EyllUCB Pharma, Early Solutions, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9949-0526
Angelika MühlebnerDepartment of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Andrew SkeltonUCB Pharma, Early Solutions, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.
James D MillsDepartment of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Stefanie DedeurwaerdereUCB Pharma, Early Solutions, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.
Eleonora AronicaDepartment of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. e.aronica@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-3542-3770
Amsterdam Neuroscience · NLUCB Pharma (Belgium) · BEUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic and heterogenous disease characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures, that are commonly resistant to antiseizure medications. This study applies a transcriptome network-based approach across epilepsies aiming to improve understanding of molecular disease pathobiology, recognize affected biological mechanisms and apply causal reasoning to identify therapeutic hypotheses. This study included the most common drug-resistant epilepsies (DREs), such as temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS), and mTOR pathway-related malformations of cortical development (mTORopathies). This systematic comparison characterized the global molecular signature of epilepsies, elucidating the key underlying mechanisms of disease pathology including neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity, brain extracellular matrix and energy metabolism. In addition, specific dysregulations in neuroinflammation and oligodendrocyte function were observed in TLE-HS and mTORopathies, respectively. The aforementioned mechanisms are proposed as molecular hallmarks of DRE with the identified upstream regulators offering opportunities for drug-target discovery and development.

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Drug Resistant EpilepsyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeGene Regulatory NetworksHippocampusHumansSeizures

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PMID38467626
PMCPMC10928184
OpenAlexW4392645750

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