Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5900713 | Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Cytokines are produced in brain in response to a peripheral or brain inflammation. ⺠Cytokines are also produced during seizure activity. ⺠Cytokines augment seizure activity and may be important in epileptogenesis. ⺠Cytokines upregulate glutamatergic and downregulate GABAergic synapses.
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Authors
Michael A. Galic, Kiarash Riazi, Quentin J. Pittman,