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Review
. 2011 May;52 Suppl 3(0 3):33-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03034.x.

Molecular cascades that mediate the influence of inflammation on epilepsy

Alon Friedman  1 , Ray Dingledine
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Review

Molecular cascades that mediate the influence of inflammation on epilepsy

Alon Friedman et al. Epilepsia. 2011 May.

Abstract

Experimental evidence strongly indicates a significant role for inflammatory and immune mediators in initiation of seizures and epileptogenesis. Here we will summarize data supporting the involvement of IL-1β, TNF-α and toll-like receptor 4 in seizure generation and the process of epileptogenesis. The physiological homeostasis and control over brain immune response depends on the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling and leukocyte migration. To what extent targeting the immune system is successful in preventing epileptogenesis, and which signaling pathway should be beleaguered is still under intensive research.

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