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Astrocyte and Neuronal Pannexin1 Contribute Distinctly to Seizures.

Eliana Scemes, Libor Velíšek, Jana Velíšková

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: Mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  5. Can glial cells save neurons in epilepsy?Neural regeneration research · 2023
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  7. Astrocyte and neuronal Panx1 support long-term reference memory in mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023
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  11. Pannexin-1 Channels as Mediators of Neuroinflammation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  13. Glial Chloride Channels in the Function of the Nervous System Across Species.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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  18. Pannexin-1 Deficiency Decreases Epileptic Activity in Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eliana Scemes1 Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6650-3976
Libor Velíšek1 Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
Jana Velíšková1 Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
New York Medical College · US

Funding

Importance of Pannexin to Astrocyte and Neuronal ATPR01NS092786 · NINDS · NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI SCEMES, ELIANA, VELISKOVA, JANA · 2016 to 2019
$2.3M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092786
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ATP- and adenosine-mediated signaling are prominent types of glia-glia and glia-neuron interaction, with an imbalance of ATP/adenosine ratio leading to altered states of excitability, as seen in epileptic seizures. Pannexin1 (Panx1), a member of the gap junction family, is an ATP release channel that is expressed in astrocytes and neurons. Previous studies provided evidence supporting a role for purinergic-mediated signaling via Panx1 channels in seizures; using mice with global deletion of Panx1, it was shown that these channels contribute in maintenance of seizures by releasing ATP. However, nothing is known about the extent to which astrocyte and neuronal Panx1 might differently contribute to seizures. We here show that targeted deletion of Panx1 in astrocytes or neurons has opposing effects on acute seizures induced by kainic acid. The absence of Panx1 in astrocytes potentiates while the absence of Panx1 in neurons attenuates seizure manifestation. Immunohistochemical analysis performed in brains of these mice, revealed that adenosine kinase (ADK), an enzyme that regulates extracellular levels of adenosine, was increased only in seized GFAP-Cre:Panx1

Indexed as

Adenosine KinaseAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAstrocytesBrainConnexinsDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyKainic AcidMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsSeizuresAdenosine KinaseAdenosine TriphosphateConnexinsKainic AcidNerve Tissue ProteinsPanx1 protein, mouseastrocytesepilepsyion channelsneuro degenerationneuro glianeuro signaling

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PMID30862176
PMCPMC6415468
OpenAlexW2920861514

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