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ReviewJournal of inflammation research2025

Research Progress on Th17/Treg Cell Imbalance in Epileptic Seizures.

Liu Mu, Yan Rong, Yang Jia Xin, Hong Zhang, Zucai Xu

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Review in Journal of inflammation research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Liu MuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563003, People's Republic of China.
Yan Rong *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563003, People's Republic of China.
Yang Jia Xin *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563003, People's Republic of China.
Hong Zhang *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563003, People's Republic of China.
Zucai XuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563003, People's Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is associated with widespread neurological circumstances due to aberrant neuronal discharges in the brain, which have significant adverse effects on patient's quality of life and increase their risk of death. Immune imbalance, particularly disruption of the Th17/Treg cell balance, has gained increasing attention in the pathophysiology of epilepsy as our understanding of neuroimmune interactions improves. This paper examines the potential therapeutic effects and thoroughly discusses the processes by which the Th17/Treg cell imbalance contributes to the development of epilepsy. The primary emphasis is on the mechanism by which this imbalance impairs blood-brain barrier integrity, neuroinflammation, and other elements. On the therapeutic front, targeting the Th17/Treg axis for immune regulation-through approaches such as ketogenic diets, nanomaterials, and gene editing-shows promising prospects for restoring immune balance. By furthering our knowledge of the connection between Th17/Treg cell imbalance and epilepsy etiology, this work offers a crucial theoretical foundation for creating innovative immunotherapy approaches.

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epilepsyimmune regulationneuroimmune regulationneuroinflammationTh17/Treg cell balance

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PMID40535356
PMCPMC12174919

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