| Literature DB >> 30557621 |
Matej Hotka1, Helmut Kubista2.
Abstract
Several shortcomings with currently available pharmacotherapy of epilepsy necessitate the search for new drug targets. Paroxysmal depolarization shifts (PDS) represent the cellular correlates of electrographic (e.g. interictal) spikes. While the ionic basis of PDS is understood in great detail, controversy exists regarding their proposed implication in epilepsy. To address this issue and to consider potential targetability, this mini-review gives an overview of the ionic conductances contributing to PDS and reflects on the hypotheses of their potential pro-epileptic (epileptogenic) and anti-epileptic roles.Entities:
Keywords: Epileptogenesis; Hippocampal neurons; Interictal spike; L-type voltage-gated calcium channels
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30557621 PMCID: PMC7116775 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2018.12.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biochem Cell Biol ISSN: 1357-2725 Impact factor: 5.085