Synaptic and non synaptic mechanisms of refractory epilepsy and its implications in searching for new therapeutic strategies: translational approach

• Grant number: 09/53447-7
• Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: June 01, 2010 - May 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Cooperation agreement: FAPEMIG
• Principal Investigator: João Pereira Leite
• Grantee: João Pereira Leite
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 11/08750-3 - Epileptogenesis in transgenic mice with tonin overexpression in the brain: study in pilocarpine model of epilepsy, BP.PD

Abstract

The project is devoted to the characterization of the anatomophysiological, neurochemical and electrophysiology bases of epilepsies. The main objective of this group is the development of animal models of epilepsy to improve our knowledge about the possible synaptical and nonsynaptical mechanisms responsible for epileptogenesis and antiepileptogenesis processes. Among them, the neural substrate for maternal alterations induced by epilepsy, the process of cerebral inflammation on epileptogenesis and the neuronal plasticity in the adult brain after different physical exercise programs, in animals submitted to multiple status epileptics, will be evaluated and also will be developed computational simulations aiming at to investigate the mechanisms involved. Human studies are aimed to characterize the predictive factors of post-surgical evolution in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and the prospective study to investigate neurochemical marker associate to the prognostic of epilepsies surgically attenuated. At the end of this period, we expect to contribute to an international recognition of the National Neuroscience. As a result, our country will be organized to offer innovations in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders pathologies in a more efficient way. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PEIXOTO-SANTOS, JOSE EDUARDO; VELASCO, TONICARLO RODRIGUES; GALVIS-ALONSO, ORFA YINETH; ARAUJO, DAVID; KANDRATAVICIUS, LUDMYLA; ASSIRATI, JOAO ALBERTO; CARLOTTI, CARLOS GILBERTO; SCANDIUZZI, RENATA CALDO; DOS SANTOS, ANTONIO CARLOS; LEITE, JOAO PEREIRA. Temporal lobe epilepsy patients with severe hippocampal neuron loss but normal hippocampal volume: Extracellular matrix molecules are important for the maintenance of hippocampal volume. Epilepsia, v. 56, n. 10, p. 1562-1570, OCT 2015. Web of Science Citations: 14.

PEIXOTO-SANTOS, JOSE EDUARDO; GALVIS-ALONSO, ORFA YINETH; VELASCO, TONICARLO RODRIGUES; KANDRATAVICIUS, LUDMYLA; ASSIRATI, JOAO ALBERTO; CARLOTTI, CARLOS GILBERTO; SCANDIUZZI, RENATA CALDO; SERAFINI, LUCIANO NEDER; LEITE, JOAO PEREIRA. Increased Metallothionein I/II Expression in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. PLoS One, v. 7, n. 9 SEP 18 2012. Web of Science Citations: 17.

JOSÉ EDUARDO PEIXOTO-SANTOS; ORFA YINETH GALVIS-ALONSO; TONICARLO R. VELASCO; LUDMYLA KANDRATAVICIUS; JOÃO ALBERTO ASSIRATI JR; CARLOS GILBERTO CARLOTTI; RENATA CALDO SCANDIUZZI; LUCIANO NEDER SERAFINI; JOÃO PEREIRA LEITE. Different levels of MT-I/II between patients with MTLE with or without seizure generalization: does hippocampal MT-I/II affects seizure spread, or does seizure spread promotes differential expression of MT-I/II?. Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, v. 18, n. 1, p. 16-20, Mar. 2012.