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ReviewNeurochemical research2020

Aspects of cAMP Signaling in Epileptogenesis and Seizures and Its Potential as Drug Target.

Christoffer Mertz, Sara Krarup, Cecilie D Jensen, Sandy E H Lindholm, Christina Kjær, Lars H Pinborg, Lasse K Bak

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christoffer MertzDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-2116
Sara KrarupDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9527-8934
Cecilie D JensenDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sandy E H LindholmDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Christina KjærDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-2365
Lars H PinborgEpilepsy Clinic & Neurobiology Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9024-7936
Lasse K BakDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. laba@sund.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-7864
University of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

Hørslev-Fonden 203866-MAS/mbs1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological conditions. Today, close to 30 different medications to prevent epileptic seizures are in use; yet, far from all patients become seizure free upon medical treatment. Thus, there is a need for new pharmacological approaches including novel drug targets for the management of epilepsy. Despite the fact that a role for cAMP signaling in epileptogenesis and seizures was first suggested some four decades ago, none of the current medications target the cAMP signaling system. The reasons for this are probably many including limited knowledge of the underlying biology and pathology as well as difficulties in designing selective drugs for the different components of the cAMP signaling system. This review explores selected aspects of cAMP signaling in the context of epileptogenesis and seizures including cAMP response element binding (CREB)-mediated transcriptional regulation. We discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting cAMP signaling in epilepsy and point to an increased knowledge of the A-kinase anchoring protein-based signaling hubs as being of seminal importance for future drug discovery within the field. Further, in terms of targeting CREB, we argue that targeting upstream cAMP signals might be more fruitful than targeting CREB itself. Finally, we point to astrocytes as cellular targets in epilepsy since cAMP signals may regulate astrocytic K

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AnimalsAnticonvulsantsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDrug Delivery SystemsEpilepsyHumansSeizuresSignal TransductionAnticonvulsantsCREB1 protein, humanCyclic AMPCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteincAMPEpilepsyEpileptogenesisSeizure

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PMID31414342
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