Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Nguyen LH, Hsieh LS, Gong X, Burns LH, Bordey A. Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32075941, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasia type IITuberous sclerosis complexFocal cortical malformationsCortical malformationsSeizure frequencyReduced seizure frequencyVehicle-treated miceOnset of seizuresFilamin ALifelong epilepsyShort hairpin RNANeurological comorbiditiesNeuronal abnormalitiesSeizure activityEpilepsy treatmentSeizure onsetMouse modelAdult miceFLNA expressionPatientsCortical tissueMiceSeizuresMalformationsHairpin RNA