Epilepsy in adults

RD Thijs, R Surges, TJ O'Brien, JW Sander - The lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain conditions, affecting over 70 million
people worldwide. Its incidence has a bimodal distribution with the highest risk in infants and …

The metabolic basis of epilepsy

JM Rho, D Boison - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
The brain is a highly energy-demanding organ and requires bioenergetic adaptability to
balance normal activity with pathophysiological fuelling of spontaneous recurrent seizures …

Pharmacology of adenosine receptors: the state of the art

PA Borea, S Gessi, S Merighi… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Adenosine is a ubiquitous endogenous autacoid whose effects are triggered through the
enrollment of four G protein-coupled receptors: A1, A2A, A2B, and A3. Due to the rapid …

The adenosine pathway in immuno-oncology

B Allard, D Allard, L Buisseret, J Stagg - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy based on immune-checkpoint inhibition or adoptive cell therapy has
revolutionized cancer care. Nevertheless, a large proportion of patients do not benefit from …

Astrocytes in the initiation and progression of epilepsy

A Vezzani, T Ravizza, P Bedner, E Aronica… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Epilepsy affects~ 65 million people worldwide. First-line treatment options include> 20
antiseizure medications, but seizure control is not achieved in approximately one-third of …

DNA hypermethylation in disease: mechanisms and clinical relevance

M Ehrlich - Epigenetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing numbers of studies implicate abnormal DNA methylation in cancer and many non-
malignant diseases. This is consistent with numerous findings about differentiation …

ATP and adenosine metabolism in cancer: exploitation for therapeutic gain

GG Yegutkin, D Boison, S Alexander - Pharmacological reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Adenosine is an evolutionary ancient metabolic regulator linking energy state to physiologic
processes, including immunomodulation and cell proliferation. Tumors create an adenosine …

The potential health benefits of the ketogenic diet: a narrative review

K Dowis, S Banga - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Considering the lack of a comprehensive, multi-faceted overview of the ketogenic diet (KD)
in relation to health issues, we compiled the evidence related to the use of the ketogenic diet …

New epilepsy therapies in development

P Klein, RM Kaminski, M Koepp… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2024 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a common brain disorder, characterized by spontaneous recurrent seizures, with
associated neuropsychiatric and cognitive comorbidities and increased mortality. Although …

How does adenosine control neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration?

RA Cunha - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine modulation system mostly operates through inhibitory A1 (A1R) and
facilitatory A2A receptors (A2AR) in the brain. The activity‐dependent release of adenosine …