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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Zebrafish as an Innovative Tool for Epilepsy Modeling: State of the Art and Potential Future Directions.

Marta D'Amora, Alessandro Galgani, Maria Marchese, Francesco Tantussi, Ugo Faraguna, Francesco De Angelis, Filippo Sean Giorgi

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Marta D'AmoraIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6234-8078
Alessandro GalganiDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Maria MarcheseMolecular Medicine and Neurobiology-ZebraLab, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, 56128 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0194-0702
Francesco TantussiIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy.
Ugo FaragunaDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4814-7218
Francesco De AngelisIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy.
Filippo Sean GiorgiDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2940-8128

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article discusses the potential of Zebrafish (ZF) (Danio Rerio), as a model for epilepsy research. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting both children and adults, and many aspects of this disease are still poorly understood. In vivo and in vitro models derived from rodents are the most widely used for studying both epilepsy pathophysiology and novel drug treatments. However, researchers have recently obtained several valuable insights into these two fields of investigation by studying ZF. Despite the relatively simple brain structure of these animals, researchers can collect large amounts of data in a much shorter period and at lower costs compared to classical rodent models. This is particularly useful when a large number of candidate antiseizure drugs need to be screened, and ethical issues are minimized. In ZF, seizures have been induced through a variety of chemoconvulsants, primarily pentylenetetrazol (PTZ), kainic acid (KA), and pilocarpine. Furthermore, ZF can be easily genetically modified to test specific aspects of monogenic forms of human epilepsy, as well as to discover potential convulsive phenotypes in monogenic mutants. The article reports on the state-of-the-art and potential new fields of application of ZF research, including its potential role in revealing epileptogenic mechanisms, rather than merely assessing iatrogenic acute seizure modulation.

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EpilepsyZebrafishAnimalsAnticonvulsantsChildDisease Models, AnimalHumansPentylenetetrazoleSeizuresAnticonvulsantsPentylenetetrazoleepilepsykainic acidpentylenetetrazolpilocarpineseizureszebrafish

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PMID37175408
PMCPMC10177843

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