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ReviewActa epileptologica2025

Research progress of connexins in epileptogensis.

Jiaqi Wang, Suhui Kuang, Zhirong Wei, Shuli Liang

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Review in Acta epileptologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jiaqi WangDepartment of Functional Neurosurgery, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56, South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China.
Suhui KuangDepartment of Functional Neurosurgery, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56, South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China.
Zhirong WeiDepartment of Functional Neurosurgery, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56, South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China.
Shuli LiangDepartment of Functional Neurosurgery, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56, South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China. 301_1sjwk@sina.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8682-7292

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071448Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality L222078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder, is characterized by dysfunction in neural networks. Gap junctions and hemichannels, which are integral to the astrocyte connection network, play a critical role in epilepsy. Connexins, the components of astrocyte gap junctions and hemichannels, can be activated to transfer glutamate, adenosine triphosphate, and other chemicals, potentially leading to seizures. Connexins therefore hold significant potential for epilepsy treatment. This review focuses on connexin 43 and provides a brief overview of other connexins and pannexin 1. Understanding the relationship between connexins and epilepsy offers theoretical support for developing new antiseizure medications.

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ConnexinEpilepsyGap junctionHemichannelWnt pathway

Identifiers

PMID40217413
PMCPMC11960343

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