Interweaving epilepsy and neurodegeneration: Vitamin E as a treatment approach

Abstrakt

Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder, affecting nearly 50 million people worldwide. The condition can be manifested either due to genetic predisposition or acquired from acute insult which leads to alteration of cellular and molecular mechanisms. Evaluating the latest and the current knowledge in regard to the mechanisms underlying molecular and cellular alteration, hyperexcitability is a consequence of an imbalanced state wherein enhance excitatory glutamatergic and reduced inhibitory GABAergic signaling is considered to be accountable for seizures associated damage. However, neurodegeneration contributing to epileptogenesis has become increasingly appreciated. The components at the helm of neurodegenerative alterations during epileptogenesis include GABAergic neuronal and receptor changes, neuroinflammation, alteration in axonal transport, oxidative stress, excitotoxicity, and other cellular as well as functional changes. Targeting neurodegeneration with vitamin E as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective may prove to be one of the therapeutic approaches useful in managing epilepsy. In this review, we discuss and converse about the seizure-induced episodes as a link for the development of neurodegenerative and pathological consequences of epilepsy. We also put forth a summary of the potential intervention with vitamin E therapy in the management of epilepsy.

Autorzy

Aman B. Upaganlawar
Aman B. Upaganlawar
Nitu L. Wankhede
Nitu L. Wankhede
Mayur B. Kale
Mayur B. Kale
Mohit D. Umare
Mohit D. Umare
Aayush Sehgal
Aayush Sehgal
Sukhbir Singh
Sukhbir Singh
Saurabh Bhatia
Saurabh Bhatia
Ahmed Al-Harrasi
Ahmed Al-Harrasi
Simona Bungau
Simona Bungau
Tapan Behl
Tapan Behl
artykuł
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
Angielski
2021
143
112146
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