ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024
The Oxidative Stress in Epilepsy-Focus on Melatonin.
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- Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Strategies in Epilepsy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Threshold Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Melatonin Modulates Behavioral and Physiological Responses in a Concentration-dependent Manner in a Pilocarpine-induced Seizure-like Model Using Zebrafish Larvae.Neurotoxicity research · 2026Article
- Unveiling the antioxidant and anti-epileptic potential ofRSC advances · 2026Article
- The relationship of cucurbitacin E with epileptic seizures, circadian rhythm, and genetics in a pentylenetetrazole-induced mouse model of epilepsy.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Research progress on cellular senescence in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoarthritis and temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Review
- Role of Glycerophospholipid Metabolism in Epilepsy.Current neuropharmacology · 2026Review
- The bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and sleep: a narrative review.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Review
- Molecular Basis of GABA Aminotransferase Inhibition in Epilepsy: Structure, Mechanisms, and Drug Development.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Special Issue: Molecular Research in Epilepsy and Epileptogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- "Adverse event reports of seizure for insomnia medication from 1967 to 2023". The challenge of using hypnotic medication in people with epilepsy.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Oxidative stress develops when there is an excess of oxidants leading to molecular and cellular damage. Seizure activity leads to oxidative stress and the resulting increased lipid peroxidation. Generally, antiseizure medications reduce oxidative stress, although the data on levetiracetam are ambiguous. Exogenous antioxidants (vitamin E, resveratrol, hesperidin, and curcumin) have been documented to exert an anticonvulsant effect in animal models of seizures and some recent clinical data point to curcumin as an affective adjuvant for the therapy of pediatric intractable epilepsy. Melatonin is an antioxidant with an ability to attenuate seizure activity induced by various convulsants in rodents. Its clinical effectiveness has been also confirmed in a number of clinical studies. Experimental studies point to a possibility that endogenous melatonin may possess proconvulsive activity. Moreover, some scarce clinical data seem to express this view; however, a limited number of patients were included. The anticonvulsant activity of exogenous melatonin may involve GABA-mediated inhibition, while endogenous melatonin may act as a proconvulsant due to a decrease in the brain dopaminergic transmission. Antioxidants, including melatonin, may be considered as adjuvants in the therapy of epilepsy and melatonin, in addition, in patients with epilepsy suffering from sleep disorders.
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