Abstract
Neurotransmitter and receptor systems are involved in different neurological and neuropsychological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. Recent advances in studies of signal transduction pathways or interacting proteins of neurotransmitter receptor systems suggest that different receptor systems may share the common signal transduction pathways or interacting proteins which may be better therapeutic targets for development of drugs to effectively control brain diseases. In this paper, we reviewed metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) and their related signal transduction pathways or interacting proteins in status epilepticus and temporal lobe epilepsy, and proposed some novel therapeutical drug targets for controlling epilepsy and epileptogenesis.
Keywords: Calmodulin, drug target, epileptogenesis, homer, interacting proteins, metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), protein kinase C (PKC), signal transduction pathways.
Current Neuropharmacology
Title:Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Interacting Proteins in Epileptogenesis
Volume: 14 Issue: 5
Author(s): Feng Qian and Feng-Ru Tang
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Keywords: Calmodulin, drug target, epileptogenesis, homer, interacting proteins, metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), protein kinase C (PKC), signal transduction pathways.
Abstract: Neurotransmitter and receptor systems are involved in different neurological and neuropsychological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. Recent advances in studies of signal transduction pathways or interacting proteins of neurotransmitter receptor systems suggest that different receptor systems may share the common signal transduction pathways or interacting proteins which may be better therapeutic targets for development of drugs to effectively control brain diseases. In this paper, we reviewed metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) and their related signal transduction pathways or interacting proteins in status epilepticus and temporal lobe epilepsy, and proposed some novel therapeutical drug targets for controlling epilepsy and epileptogenesis.
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Qian Feng and Tang Feng-Ru, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Interacting Proteins in Epileptogenesis, Current Neuropharmacology 2016; 14 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570159X14666160331142228
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570159X14666160331142228 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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