Microvascular stabilization via blood-brain barrier regulation prevents seizure activity

oleh: Chris Greene, Nicole Hanley, Cristina R. Reschke, Avril Reddy, Maarja A. Mäe, Ruairi Connolly, Claire Behan, Eoin O’Keeffe, Isobel Bolger, Natalie Hudson, Conor Delaney, Michael A. Farrell, Donncha F. O’Brien, Jane Cryan, Francesca M. Brett, Alan Beausang, Christer Betsholtz, David C. Henshall, Colin P. Doherty, Matthew Campbell

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01

Deskripsi

The mechanisms underlying epilepsy development are not well understood. Here the authors show that loss of a key component of the so called blood-brain barrier drives seizures in mice and is also lost in humans with treatment resistant epilepsy