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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Metabolic and Homeostatic Changes in Seizures and Acquired Epilepsy-Mitochondria, Calcium Dynamics and Reactive Oxygen Species.

Stjepana Kovac, Albena T Dinkova Kostova, Alexander M Herrmann, Nico Melzer, Sven G Meuth, Ali Gorji

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Stjepana KovacDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany. stjepana.kovac@ukmuenster.de.
Albena T Dinkova KostovaDivision of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. alexander.herrmann@ukmuenster.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7029-1032
Alexander M HerrmannDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany. nico.melzer@ukmuenster.de.
Nico MelzerDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany. sven.meuth@ukmuenster.de.
Sven G MeuthDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany. gorjial@uni-muenster.de.
Ali GorjiDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany. A.DinkovaKostova@dundee.ac.uk.
University of Münster · DEJohns Hopkins University · USMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Cancer Research UK 18644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acquired epilepsies can arise as a consequence of brain injury and result in unprovoked seizures that emerge after a latent period of epileptogenesis. These epilepsies pose a major challenge to clinicians as they are present in the majority of patients seen in a common outpatient epilepsy clinic and are prone to pharmacoresistance, highlighting an unmet need for new treatment strategies. Metabolic and homeostatic changes are closely linked to seizures and epilepsy, although, surprisingly, no potential treatment targets to date have been translated into clinical practice. We summarize here the current knowledge about metabolic and homeostatic changes in seizures and acquired epilepsy, maintaining a particular focus on mitochondria, calcium dynamics, reactive oxygen species and key regulators of cellular metabolism such as the Nrf2 pathway. Finally, we highlight research gaps that will need to be addressed in the future which may help to translate these findings into clinical practice.

Indexed as

Energy MetabolismHomeostasisAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCell DeathCell MembraneEndoplasmic ReticulumEpilepsyHumansMitochondriaNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesResearchAdenosine TriphosphateCalciumCalcium ChannelsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen Speciescalciumcell deathepilepsymitochondriaNrf2reactive oxygen species

Identifiers

PMID28885567
PMCPMC5618584
OpenAlexW2751951701

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