Does abnormal glycogen structure contribute to increased susceptibility to seizures in epilepsy?

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 307-316

  DiNuzzo, Mauro ^a,d   Mangia, Silvia ^b   Maraviglia, Bruno ^c,d   Giove, Federico ^a,c  

^a MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Epilepsy; Glutamate; Glycogen; Potassium

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; POTASSIUM; CONVULSANT AGENT; GLUCAN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; POLYGLUCOSAN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL LEVEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HUMAN; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; SLEEP; SODIUM TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; GLIOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CONVULSANTS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPILEPSY; GLIOSIS; GLUCANS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATES; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; SEIZURES; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84958058043     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9524-5     Document Type: Article

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