The Potential Role of Polyamines in Epilepsy and Epilepsy-Related Pathophysiological Changes

Overview

Journal Biomolecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2022 Nov 11

PMID 36358946

Authors

Jiayu Liu

Zhi Yu

Buajieerguli Maimaiti

Qian Meng

Hongmei Meng

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Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders and severely impacts the life quality of patients. Polyamines are ubiquitous, positively charged aliphatic amines that are present at a relatively high level and help regulate the maintenance of cell membrane excitability and neuronal physiological functions in the central nervous system. Studies have shown abnormalities in the synthesis and catabolism of polyamines in patients with epilepsy and in animal models of epilepsy. The polyamine system seems to involve in the pathophysiological processes of epilepsy via several mechanisms such as the regulation of ion permeability via interaction with ion channels, involvement in antioxidation as hydroperoxide scavengers, and the induction of cell damage via the production of toxic metabolites. In this review, we try to describe the possible associations between polyamines and epilepsy and speculate that the polyamine system is a potential target for the development of novel strategies for epilepsy treatment.

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