Role of Oxidative Stress in Refractory Epilepsy: Evidence in Patients and Experimental Models

Oxidative stress, a state of imbalance in the production of reactive oxygen species and nitrogen, is induced by a wide variety of factors. This biochemical state is associated with systemic diseases, and diseases affecting the central nervous system. Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder with...

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Main Authors: Liliana Carmona-Aparicio, Cindy Bandala, Hortencia Montesinos-Correa, Liliana Rivera-Espinosa, Bernardino Huerta-Gertrudis, Noemi Cardenas-Rodriguez, Elvia Coballase-Urrutia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/1/1455
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Summary:Oxidative stress, a state of imbalance in the production of reactive oxygen species and nitrogen, is induced by a wide variety of factors. This biochemical state is associated with systemic diseases, and diseases affecting the central nervous system. Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder with refractoriness to drug therapy at about 30%. Currently, experimental evidence supports the involvement of oxidative stress in seizures, in the process of their generation, and in the mechanisms associated with refractoriness to drug therapy. Hence, the aim of this review is to present information in order to facilitate the handling of this evidence and determine the therapeutic impact of the biochemical status for this pathology.
ISSN:1422-0067