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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2024

A Mutual Nexus Between Epilepsy and α-Synuclein: A Puzzle Pathway.

Naif H Ali, Hayder M Al-Kuraishy, Ali I Al-Gareeb, Saud A Alnaaim, Helal F Hetta, Hebatallah M Saad, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Naif H Ali *Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hayder M Al-Kuraishy *Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, M.B.Ch.B, FRCP, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ali I Al-GareebJabir Ibn Hayyan Medical University, Al-Ameer Qu, P.O. Box 13, Kufa, Najaf, Iraq.
Saud A AlnaaimClinical Neurosciences Department, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
Helal F HettaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt.
Hebatallah M SaadDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Matrouh, 51744, Egypt. heba.magdy@mau.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-7300
Gaber El-Saber BatihaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt. gaberbatiha@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) is a specific neuronal protein that regulates neurotransmitter release and trafficking of synaptic vesicles. Exosome-associated α-Syn which is specific to the central nervous system (CNS) is involved in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Therefore, this review aimed to elucidate the possible link between α-Syn and epilepsy, and how it affects the pathophysiology of epilepsy. A neurodegenerative protein such as α-Syn is implicated in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Evidence from preclinical and clinical studies revealed that upregulation of α-Syn induces progressive neuronal dysfunctions through induction of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and inhibition of autophagy in a vicious cycle with subsequent development of severe epilepsy. In addition, accumulation of α-Syn in epilepsy could be secondary to the different cellular alterations including oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, reduction of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and progranulin (PGN), and failure of the autophagy pathway. However, the mechanism of α-Syn-induced-epileptogenesis is not well elucidated. Therefore, α-Syn could be a secondary consequence of epilepsy. Preclinical and clinical studies are warranted to confirm this causal relationship.

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alpha-SynucleinEpilepsyAnimalsAutophagyHumansOxidative StressSignal Transductionalpha-SynucleinAlpha-synucleinAutophagyEpilepsyEpileptogenesisNeuroinflammation

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