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ReviewJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2025

Interplay of Neuroinflammation and Epilepsy in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.

Fereshteh Golab, Pooya Hajimirzaei, Sam Zarbakhsh, Samira Zolfaghari, Parisa Hayat, Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, Fatemeh Bakhtiarzadeh, Nooshin Ahmadirad

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Review in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Fereshteh GolabCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pooya HajimirzaeiDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Allied Medicine Faculty, Iranaq, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sam ZarbakhshNervous System Stem Cells Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Samira ZolfaghariDepartment of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medica Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parisa HayatCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Taghi JoghataeiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh BakhtiarzadehDepartment of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
Nooshin AhmadiradCellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ahmadiyerad@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-8180

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults and is characterized by poor prognosis and a high incidence of seizures due to tumor-induced alterations in cerebral physiology. This review explores the complex interactions between GBM-induced neuroinflammation and epilepsy, emphasizing the mechanisms of epileptogenesis influenced by blood-brain barrier dysfunction, ion homeostasis, and neurotransmitter dynamics. We discuss the roles of pro-inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in exacerbating excitatory synaptic activity while inhibiting inhibitory signaling, thus creating a milieu conducive to seizure activity. Furthermore, we evaluated the efficacy of current anti-seizure medications and emerging therapeutic strategies, including the reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages, in managing GBM-related epilepsy and tumor growth. This study aimed to elucidate the critical pathways connecting GBM and epilepsy, thereby advancing our understanding of potential interventional approaches to improve patient outcomes.

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Brain NeoplasmsEpilepsyGlioblastomaNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAnimalsHumansBBB dysfunctionGBMIon homeostasisNeuroinflammationSeizureTumor-associated macrophages

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