2021
Spreading depression as an innate antiseizure mechanism
Tamim I, Chung D, de Morais A, Loonen I, Qin T, Misra A, Schlunk F, Endres M, Schiff S, Ayata C. Spreading depression as an innate antiseizure mechanism. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2206. PMID: 33850125, PMCID: PMC8044138, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22464-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal neocortical seizuresSystemic kainic acidCentral nervous systemVivo mouse modelAntiseizure mechanismsAntiseizure effectsSeizure generalizationFocal seizuresSD occurrenceNeocortical seizuresKainic acidBrain injuryMouse modelNervous systemSeizuresNeurological disordersProlonged depolarizationSDDepressionBicucullineMigraineInjury
2015
The Role of Cell Volume in the Dynamics of Seizure, Spreading Depression, and Anoxic Depolarization
Ullah G, Wei Y, Dahlem M, Wechselberger M, Schiff S. The Role of Cell Volume in the Dynamics of Seizure, Spreading Depression, and Anoxic Depolarization. PLOS Computational Biology 2015, 11: e1004414. PMID: 26273829, PMCID: PMC4537206, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnoxic depolarizationCell swellingDynamics of seizuresGlial KNeuroprotective roleSpreading DepressionEpileptic seizuresSeizuresPhysiological ceilingDepression statePathological activityCell volumeNeuronal dynamicsDepressionPathological statesSeparate seizuresIntervention strategiesNeuron membraneDepolarizationUse of volumeNeuronal behaviorOxygen homeostasisOxygen supplyCells swellSwelling