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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 695, Issue -, Pages 71-75Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.09.004
Keywords
Pannexin; Epilepsy; Seizure; Potassium; Glutamate; ATP
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- CIHR
- NSERC
- Ontario Brain Institute
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Pannexin-1 (Panx1) expression is raised in several animal seizure models and in resected human epileptic brain tissue, suggesting relevance to epilepsy. Multiple factors that are characteristic of seizures are thought to regulate Panx1 channel opening, including elevated levels of extracellular K. Panx1, when open, 1) releases ATP, glutamate, and other metabolites into the extracellular medium, and 2) may depolarize the membrane due to a channel reversal potential around 0 mV. Resultant ATP release from stimulated Panx1 can activate purinergic receptors, including P2X7 receptors. Glutamate and other signaling molecules released by Panx1 opening may have both excitatory and inhibitory actions on seizure generation. This review examines the critical and complex roles of Panx1 channels in epilepsy, which could provide a basis for future therapeutics.
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