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Recent Developments on the Use of Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Epilepsy

Pedrero, Sara G.
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Staedler, Davide
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Gerber-Lemaire, Sandrine  
January 6, 2022
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Epilepsy affects more than 40 million people worldwide, constituting one of the most debilitating disorders of the Central Nervous System (CNS). It results from an imbalance in the electrical activity of neurons, which is primarily mediated by calcium ions. In many cases, treatment with Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) that regulate calcium channel activity results in successful seizure control. However, AEDs frequently cause adverse effects that range in severity from minimal impairment of the CNS to death from aplastic anemia or hepatic failure. Moreover, 30% of epileptic patients show drug-resistant epilepsy and do not respond to any form of medical treatment. In this context, nanotechnology has emerged as an excellent tool to overcome AEDs limitations. Numerous nano-strategies have been proposed as therapeutics and diagnostics for epilepsy through inhibition of different calcium channel types in the brain. In addition, limited brain access of classical AEDs in patients showing refractory epilepsy could be improved through the design of targeted drug delivery nanosystems. This report presents a review of the nanocarriers developed so far that could facilitate the interaction with calcium channels in the brain and the transport of AEDs through the blood-brain-barrier, mapping out a potential future direction in the research of epilepsy treatment.

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review article
DOI
10.2174/1389557521666210805113647
Author(s)
Pedrero, Sara G.
Staedler, Davide
Gerber-Lemaire, Sandrine  
Date Issued

2022-01-06

Published in
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume

22

Issue

11

Start page

1460

End page

1475

Subjects

Epilepsy

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Nanomaterials

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Calcium channels

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Central nervous system

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Blood-brain barrier

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Drug delivery

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Antiepileptic drugs

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June 10, 2022
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