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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2023

Targeting ferroptosis as novel therapeutic approaches for epilepsy.

Yuzi Jin, Lei Ren, Xiaoqing Jing, Hongquan Wang

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuzi JinDepartment of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Lei RenDepartment of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Xiaoqing JingDepartment of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
Hongquan WangDepartment of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.
Chengde Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures resulting from excessive synchronous discharge of neurons in the brain. As one of the most common complications of many neurological diseases, epilepsy is an expensive and complex global public health issue that is often accompanied by neurobehavioral comorbidities, such as abnormalities in cognition, psychiatric status, and social-adaptive behaviors. Recurrent or prolonged seizures can result in neuronal damage and cell death; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying the epilepsy-induced damage to neurons remain unclear. Ferroptosis, a novel type of regulated cell death characterized by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, is involved in the pathophysiological progression of epilepsy. Emerging studies have demonstrated pharmacologically inhibiting ferroptosis can mitigate neuronal damage in epilepsy. In this review, we briefly describe the core molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis and the roles they play in contributing to epilepsy, highlight emerging compounds that can inhibit ferroptosis to treat epilepsy and associated neurobehavioral comorbidities, and outline their pharmacological beneficial effects. The current review suggests inhibiting ferroptosis as a therapeutic target for epilepsy and associated neurobehavioral comorbidities.

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epilepsyferroptosisneuroprotectionseizuretreatment

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PMID37124220
PMCPMC10133701
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