The inflammatory molecules IL-1β and HMGB1 can rapidly enhance focal seizure generation in a brain slice model of temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by a hyperexcitable brain tissue and unpredictable seizures, i.e., aberrant firing discharges in large neuronal populations. It is well established that proinflammatory cytokines, in addition to their canonical involvement in the immune response, hav...

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Main Authors: Chiavegato, Angela, Zurolo, Emanuele, Losi, Gabriele, Aronica, Eleonora, Carmignoto, Giorgio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4047964/