2023
Excitatory somatostatin interneurons in the dentate gyrus drive a widespread seizure network in cortical dysplasia
Zheng Y, Xu C, Sun J, Ming W, Dai S, Shao Y, Qiu X, Li M, Shen C, Xu J, Fei F, Fang J, Jiang X, Zheng G, Hu W, Wang Y, Wang S, Ding M, Chen Z. Excitatory somatostatin interneurons in the dentate gyrus drive a widespread seizure network in cortical dysplasia. Signal Transduction And Targeted Therapy 2023, 8: 186. PMID: 37193687, PMCID: PMC10188524, DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01404-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatostatin-positive interneuronsCortical dysplasiaSeizure networkDentate gyrusParvalbumin-positive interneuronsSomatostatin-positive neuronsExcitatory transmissionDysplastic lesionsSomatostatin interneuronsPoor prognosisSomatostatin-positiveEpileptic hippocampusImmunohistochemical studiesCalcium imagingDysplasiaInterneuronsElectrophysiological recordingsSeizure generalizationCellular basisSeizuresInhibitory roleHippocampusOptogenetic studiesDentateCellular substrates
2022
Interictal-period-activated neuronal ensemble in piriform cortex retards further seizure development
Lai N, Cheng H, Li Z, Wang X, Ruan Y, Qi Y, Yang L, Fei F, Dai S, Chen L, Zheng Y, Xu C, Fang J, Wang S, Chen Z, Wang Y. Interictal-period-activated neuronal ensemble in piriform cortex retards further seizure development. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111798. PMID: 36516780, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized seizuresActivity-dependent labeling techniquesInterictal periodSeizure developmentIP-enabledNeuronal ensemblesPiriform cortexPotential therapeutic targetCircuit rearrangementsOptogenetic activationHistological evidenceFocal seizuresIctal eventsSeizure generationControlling coherenceCellular mechanismsEpileptic networkSeizuresTherapeutic targetInterictal statePiriformActivated astrocytes attenuate neocortical seizures in rodent models through driving Na+-K+-ATPase
Zhao J, Sun J, Zheng Y, Zheng Y, Shao Y, Li Y, Fei F, Xu C, Liu X, Wang S, Ruan Y, Liu J, Duan S, Chen Z, Wang Y. Activated astrocytes attenuate neocortical seizures in rodent models through driving Na+-K+-ATPase. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7136. PMID: 36414629, PMCID: PMC9681834, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34662-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-seizure effectsNa+-K+-ATPasePyramidal neuronsNeocortical seizuresRodent modelsInhibition of pyramidal neuronsExcitation-inhibition imbalanceTreatment of intractable epilepsyNa+-K+-ATPase activityMinimal side effectsAnti-seizure strategyAstrocyte-neuron interactionsOptogenetic activationTherapeutic windowIntractable epilepsyEpilepsy modelSide effectsCalcium signalingTherapeutic effectSeizuresActivity-dependentEpileptic seizuresAstrocyte stimulationAstrocytesPotential target
2020
Seizure occurrence in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Shen C, Zheng Y, Cai M, Yang F, Fang W, Zhang Y, Ding M. Seizure occurrence in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2020, 42: 102057. PMID: 32222694, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMOG-Ab-associated diseaseAcute symptomatic seizuresSymptomatic seizuresMeta-analysisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated diseaseSystematic reviewMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG-Ab)-associated diseaseAntibody-associated diseaseSeizure occurrenceEpileptic seizuresProbability of seizure occurrenceProportion of childrenRandom-effects modelOccurrence of epileptic seizuresOccurrence of seizuresOccurrence of acute symptomatic seizuresClinical presentationMeta-analysis objectivePooled resultsInclusion criteriaPooled probabilitySeizuresDiseaseEffects modelPatients