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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2020

Inhibition of p38 MAPK regulates epileptic severity by decreasing expression levels of A1R and ENT1.

Xuejiao Zhou, Qian Chen, Hao Huang, Jun Zhang, Jing Wang, Ya Chen, Yan Peng, Haiqing Zhang, Junwei Zeng, Zhanhui Feng and 1 more

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xuejiao ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Qian ChenDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Hao HuangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Jun ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Jing WangDepartment of Prevention and Health Care, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Ya ChenDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Yan PengDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Haiqing ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Junwei ZengDepartment of Physiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Zhanhui FengDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Zucai XuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, P.R. China.
Zunyi Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic nervous system disease. Excessive increase of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in the body results in an imbalance of neurotransmitters and excessive excitation of neurons, leading to epileptic seizures. Long‑term recurrent seizures lead to behavior and cognitive changes, and even increase the risk of death by 2‑ to 3‑fold relative to the general population. Adenosine A1 receptor (A1R), a member of the adenosine system, has notable anticonvulsant effects, and adenosine levels are controlled by the type 1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT1); in addition the p38 MAPK signaling pathway is involved in the regulation of ENT1, although the effect of its inhibitors on the expression levels of A1R and ENT1 is unclear. Therefore, in the present study, SB203580 was used to inhibit the p38 MAPK signaling pathway in rats, and the expression levels of A1R and ENT1 in the brain tissue of rats with acute LiCl‑pilocarpine‑induced status epilepticus was detected. SB203580 decreased pathological damage of hippocampal neurons, prolonged seizure latency, reduced the frequency of seizures, and decreased levels of A1R and ENT1 protein in rats.

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AnimalsAnticonvulsantsBrainEpilepsyEquilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1Glutamic AcidHippocampusImidazolesMaleNeuronsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPilocarpinePyridinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Adenosine A1AnticonvulsantsEquilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1Glutamic AcidImidazolesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPilocarpinePyridinesReceptor, Adenosine A1SB 203580Slc29a1 protein, rat

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